The redesign is a nightmare for my dyslexia and migraines

It's really disappointing that designers still have an issue understanding visual processing problems people face. I know there are a ton of people posting the affects the new redesign is having on them. For me the font is way to uniform, which means, due to my dyslexia, it is much more difficult to read. Studies show that serif fonts are much better for people with dyslexia because each letter looks different. Sanz serif and uniform fonts are much harder for dyslexic people to read because letters look similar, causing the brain to have difficulty processing letters. Furthermore, the saturation of the blurple is way to high causing me to have to close the app and not look at it when I have migraines, which happens for me at least once a month. Web designers need to start partnering with disability consultants to make sure their apps and sites are more access so they do not alienate large parts of their audience. This is unacceptable!

shimmer chicken

2021年05月20日 18:25

EXACTLY. And this on the heels of their update where they patted their own ass for ~making discord more accessible~ because they pulled the accessibility settings out of their byzantine option organization. It's insulting, frankly.

Neara

2021年05月21日 12:16

I don't have dyslexia so I can't chip in on that subject but the saturated colours are really, extremely disturbing and outright painful.

1), they take away the focus from the text (my eyes auto focus on the brightest part of the screen, which is now the user icon), and 2) the contrast is just way too high. It's dark dark mode 101 not to use overly saturated colours on dark surfaces to provide comfort to the eyes.

When I first opened the app after the update I actually exclaimed in pain.

I really do hope we'll have an option to revert.

Jade

2021年05月22日 18:39

I have to sit here and squint at this page, but I'll keep doing it to keep commenting and upvoting these threads. It's unbearable and they're not listening!

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