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> As developers who never need help, we tend to forget that some people might do I think one of the most regularly overlooked areas in which people may need he
by mrkwse 6y ago
> As developers who never need help, we tend to forget that some people might do
I think one of the most regularly overlooked areas in which people may need help is through accessibility features. I'm not neurodiverse myself, but things that pop-up and animate can be problematic for those that are.
Having the option there may be useful, but the intrusive pop-ups that the previous comment referred to do not seem useful to me, and could even greater confound the experience for groups of people. I'd expect the intrusive features are mostly driven by conversion rates rather than usability.
- partyboat1586 6y agoWhich neruological condition(s) cause sensitivity to popup animations? Not questioning the validity of the claim just interested to learn more.
- mrkwse 6y agoI haven't been able to find anything specifically around popup animations, but the BBC's Cape initiative discusses some of the stimulations etc. that can be intrusive for those with neurodivergent conditions such as autism spectrum condition, ADHD, etc. I've found that most of these chatbots will use sound alerts to draw attention, and Cape's environmental toolkit definitely references these. While a lot of the content in this toolkit is for physical environments, a lot of it will transfer to digital product UX in terms of stimuli etc. Cape: https://bbc.github.io/uxd-cognitive/ https://bbc.github.io/uxd-cognitive/
- owlie 6y ago(Off-topic tangent here, sorry.) I have an ASD diagnosis. This is the first I've heard of "condition". Neat! Is this to move away from "disorder" because of stigma/negative connotation?
- mrkwse 6y agoI believe it is to try and avoid negative connotations. Not quite sure how widespread it is, but the BBC do try to be very conscious of their language in such contexts, and I think do a very good job of it.