Dyslexia/Irlen syndrome/SEND accessibility

wasniahC
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Discord currently has accessibility issues for people with dyslexia/irlen syndrome, and other reading/sensory conditions. Any of the following could greatly improve this - on both mobile and desktop:

* Ability to choose dyslexia/accessibility-friendly fonts

* Ability to change background colour of the app (e.g. choose from a range of pastel colours)

* Ability to show a background colour/chat bubble/coloured chat bubble against messages.

* Options to better distinguish between messages sent/received

* Options to better distinguish between messages sent by different people (e.g. tinted based on username?)

Have got people I know with irlen syndrome who just cannot use discord because it gives them migraines, so i know this is definitely a barrier to some would-be users.

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  • kqzo

    knowing them they definitely aren't going to add any of these but there are a few betterdiscord themes that switch the font out with a dyslexia-friendly font which will at least make the desktop app usable

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  • Sarah Davis

    Seconding this!  Just giving a toggle option to use OpenDyslexic or something similar would be a huge help.

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  • The Insane Mentalist

    by the way, if not chat bubbles allow a highlight color for altering messages/ alternate sources. E.G. I send a message nad my name colour in DMS is blue, the name color of the person sending me messages is Orange. The background color behind the text also reflects this  with a desaturated/grayed out/pastel color behind the text that reflects the chosen name plates.

    It's annoying to use IRC mode blown up like I do to make reading easier and not have the option to highlight DMs like this for better viewability.

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  • Shoelaces

    The current font is pretty hard to read. I seriously hope they add a dyslexic friendly font sometime soon. It strains my eyes and gives my headaches as it is.

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