you cannot foresee all the ways #dyslexia #adhd #astigmatism #blindness are expressed in people. so if you are a developer of interactive text-based apps like blogs and *ahem* microblogs (like Mastodon), give people the chance to adjust their #uiux with their own stylesheets.
mastodon looks completely different on my browser than on android exactly because of what i can do with #Firefox and their #CSS addons like Stylish.
democratization of CSS must be an #accessibility priority.
An Update on Halos, Lasers, and User Hostility
A while back, I wrote a post about how dark-mode-only interfaces are a nightmare for people with astigmatism. It got a lot of traction, apparently striking a nerve. Well, I have an update: I got laser eye surgery.
I literally had my corneas reshaped by a high-tech space laser. My vision is now fantastic, and I can finally see without glasses. But guess what? The "halation" effect—that blurry, glowing halo around white text on a black background—isn't entirely gone. It's better, sure, but it's a fundamental part of how optics work. Even with bionic eyes, your beautiful, high-contrast, dark-only UI can still cause eye strain and headaches.
And this is where I need to update my original plea. My focus was on the tyranny of dark-only apps, but the problem is bigger. The problem is the tyranny of any single, forced theme.
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#Accessibility #a11y #UI #UX #WebDev #Design #Astigmatism #DarkMode #LightMode
What is #astigmatism? Why does it make my #vision blurry? And how did I get it? https://theconversation.com/what-is-astigmatism-why-does-it-make-my-vision-blurry-and-how-did-i-get-it-256235 #health #eyes #science #STEM
Edgar Wallace schrieb "Die Toten Augen Von London", in der Realität sind es "Die Blinden Augen Von Gilching". Die Werte an sich sind schon schlecht, die Kombination der Werte macht daraus eine exotische Herausforderung. Sieben Wochen hat es bis zu den neuen Linsen gedauert. Der Frust über die eigne Blindheit sitzt tief. Wenn ich einen Führerschein hätte, müsste ich ihn wahrscheinlich abgeben.
#Kurzsichtig #Astigmatism #Myopic #Astigmatismus #Zylinder #Achse #Maulwurf
I friggin love that first day wearing new glasses and feeling like I've never seen clearly before. #nearsighted #astigmatism #glasses
How good is my camera lens?
This is a series of images of an artificial star as seen by a camera lens and digital camera. They range from one side of best focus, through focus, and onto the other side of focus.
I see two errors:
1. Collimation/alignment
2. Astigmatism (probably pinched optics...bad optomechanical support)
I will disassemble this lens to investigate further.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/how-to-star-test-a-telescope
#Optics #Testing #Collimation #Astigmatism #Photography #Astrophotography
heads up for fellow astigmatic ppl whose eyes might struggle with dark mode-only websites, the Dark Reader browser plugin allows you to force websites into light mode too. you just need to go into the "more" tab and then check "static" in the "theme generating mode" section, otherwise you'll just be getting different types of dark mode instead.
it's not ideal since the plugin was made for people with the opposite of our problem, but it's still the best solution I could find. certainly better than nothing
#accessibility #astigmatism
"Christmas is so much prettier when you have astigmatism." One for my lad, who'll find this funny! #astigmatism #BlurryXmasTree #BlurryXmasToOneAndAll
My eyesight test did not go as well as expected. The astigmatism in one eye has become much worse.
I need to go back in a year rather than two, and I also have a few other issues that may be 'normal/stable' and due to improved detection, but will need monitoring.
New lenses are going to be expensive.
What is Astigmatism?🔥🔥#astigmatism
Let’s talk about dark mode and accessibility! There’s a myth that dark mode is good for accessibility, because it improves text readability. It's not always true.
The full article and resources on my blog: https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/dark-mode-accessibility-myth-debunked/
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@MiaWinter I guess it's safe to say it is normal here in the #Philippines since the early-90s. ^_^
Both with and without lenses.
I used to wear one in the early-90s, during my elementary years. I had to hide it from the family because they don't like the idea; and back then, it was believed it will damage your eyes. (Unless the lens is plastic.)
My fancy glasses was the Einstein model. Haha.
I now wear prescription glasses because #astigmatism. It was 2011 or 2012 when I switched to “real ones”. Many of my co-workers around that time also wore fashion eyeglasses. ^_~
Also, there are more reasons to wear zero-grade eyeglasses today, two such are computers and blue light. Some of the people I know wearing glasses are only wearing it for extra protection.
