Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness

Re:Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness by roughly on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:19PM (#38166437)

Yeah, this is a standard mantra in Accessibility work - ability is a spectrum, and people move up and down this spectrum both across their lives and even within their days.

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Re:Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness by r00fus on Monday November 06, 2023 @02:30PM (#38167589)

I like the saying "most people are temporarily able-bodied". You will likely need accessibility at some point in your life - and almost surely nearing the end of it.

So clearly affordances to assist the disabled are going to benefit everyone ... eventually.

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Re:Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness by user_7832 on Monday November 06, 2023 @04:19PM (#38169167)

I vaguely remember a statistic of something like 20 or 30% of the population will be disabled at some time in their life. (Easy examples include old people needing walkers/sticks).

MS also had a very interesting design for disability brochure that talked about how even a "regular" person can be temporarily disabled - eg if you're holding a heavy bag of groceries, opening a door that needs 2 hands is very difficult. Designing for amputees will also help the 99% of the population doing grocery runs.

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