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• mwcampbell 4y ago
  That story is clearly absurd. But in the real world, it might not always be such a bad thing to hold back the runaway feedback loop where the people with the most advantages gain even more. If non-textual program representations do catch on, based on the unchecked assumption (as in this talk) that everyone has normal vision, then figuring out accessibility for future non-textual program representations will be good job security for someone, if that work gets funded. I just hope that no blind programmers lose their jobs in the meantime. (Personally, I could probably muddle through with my limited vision, albeit possibly with lower productivity.) I should be used to people like me and some of my friends being routinely overlooked, as if we don't exist or can be relegated to a footnote, but sometimes it gets to me.
  • akkartik 4y ago
    I'm sorry to hear it :/ I've been trying harder to provide alt texts in images, for what that's worth..