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IANAL, but the critical thing to know is that the ADA doesn’t mean that every assistive technology is mandated / required. Wheelchair users would benefit from d
by brookst 1y ago
IANAL, but the critical thing to know is that the ADA doesn’t mean that every assistive technology is mandated / required. Wheelchair users would benefit from dedicated elevators where their face is not butt-level with strangers in tight spaces; the ADA doesn’t mean not mandate this accommodation.
- kstrauser 1y agoIs there an alternative technology that allows people to use websites without flashing ads?
- woofcat 1y agoscreen readers / text based browsers / etc.
- tmerc 1y agoText based browsers are largely non functional on modern websites.
- webspinner 1y agoYeah, I don't use one lol!
- kstrauser 1y agoI don’t want to use a “separate but equal” Internet. Screen readers support very specific situations that don’t apply to me. I see using them as the equivalent of tweaking my knee and having to sit in a wheelchair so that I can just use wheelchair accommodations and call it a day. Nah. I don’t want to use a wheelchair or a screen reader because those devices weren’t made for my own needs and don’t suit me.
- webspinner 1y agoScreen readers do not skip ads! If they're there, they still get in the way. There are commands you can use to make things more efficient to navigate, but if the ads take up most of the page, it's just going to be an exercise in ridiculousness!
- kstrauser 1y agoThat sounds awful, and it's something I hadn't really thought of before. I can empathize with not wanting to have to deal with that.
- brookst 1y agoUnderstandable, but my point was that the ADA is not a “I get whatever I want” law. It has specific requirements. IANAL but I do not believe that just declaring something desirable for yourself and your needs makes it legally required under ADA.
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