James Scholes on Nostr: Heard a compelling recording of a clearly independent #blind person dealing with a ...

Heard a compelling recording of a clearly independent #blind person dealing with a destination dispatch elevator system this morning.

For someone who can independently walk to the station and elevator, and doesn't have to rely on the badly designed #accessibility option, I'd imagine the total time for choosing a floor and boarding can be measured in single or low double-digit seconds. It took this person over two and a half minutes, which is entirely a reflection on the system, not them.

Imagine this "#disability tax" adding up throughout your day. That's assuming you can even use the pseudo-accessible interface, which relied on audio of numbers spoken in English. If you're deafblind, or require another spoken language, it moves from being a disability tax to a stone cold barrier.