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aging population throughout the developed world == rich blind old ppl. i've seen simplified mobiles (look and work like a cordless home phone) in japan aimed s
by fungi 17y ago
aging population throughout the developed world == rich blind old ppl.
i've seen simplified mobiles (look and work like a cordless home phone) in japan aimed squarely at this growing market.
- sunir 17y agoA key point buried here: the aging population cannot use iPhones because the fonts are too small. Give an iPhone to someone older who needs reading glasses, as I have (with my parents, in-laws). I find they understand the natural affordances of the iPhone interface pretty quickly, which is a testament to the good job Apple did there, but they often just cannot read the screen.
- rabidsnail 17y agoThat's a separate problem from adding accessibility for blind people. The obvious ways to make touchscreen phones easier for old people are larger buttons and text, and exaggerated visual cues, which help blind people not at all.