New Colors Causing Pain

One of my friends I talk to on Discord has sensory issues, and this is really messing with their sensory issues. The saturated colors cause them eyestrain & messes with their head. It's literally hurting them. In addition to that, I don't technically have sensory issues but the new colors are causing me pain as well the more I have to see them. Discord is my main app for communication, especially with this friend of mine, and we've both used it for years. If this issue isn't resolved, it is going to cause us a lot of issues. We might not be able to use the app to communicate anymore. So Discord, please if you see this, revert back to your less saturated colors or at least add an option or something to help your users. It is affecting users with and without sensory issues, and it is a big issue even though it seems to be such a small change. Please Discord, consider the well being of your all your users.

ad-astra

May 17, 2021 14:28

I noticed that Discord replied to someone’s concerns about accessibility with a feedback form! I filled it out already, so I hope others in do and share it with friends as well to let them know how inaccessible and garish the new colors, font, etc. are for users.

Link to their tweet about it: https://twitter.com/discord/status/1392869194413355009
Link to their Google form feedback itself: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTzNbITTRx4BYWFlC3gi_lEi3D3rsa9VCBK_EphF5myDb7uw/viewform

They claim accessibility is taken very seriously, so let’s be sure to inform them of how difficult these new changes are for people.

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