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commit: 2626349c3f80ff5c9c35aaa4ba7f69e606c44cf6
parent a463d81b7521c533215fa373fb2b5d538863192c
Author: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Date:   Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:56:03 +0100

Clarify emoji usage

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Mcontent/blog/Framing-accessibility-in-broader-terms.md12++++++------
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diff --git a/content/blog/Framing-accessibility-in-broader-terms.md b/content/blog/Framing-accessibility-in-broader-terms.md @@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ Intuitiveness is another important detail. Not everyone understands what your icons mean, for a start. They may not have the motor skill to hold their mouse over the button and read the tool-tip, either, and might not know that they can do that in the first place! Reliance on unfamiliar design language in general is -a kind of inaccessible design. Remember this icon? 💾 Flashing banner ads are -also inaccessible for users with ADHD, and if we're being honest, for everyone -else, too. Software which is not responsive on many kinds of devices (touch, -mouse and keyboard, different screen sizes, aspect ratios, orientations) is not -accessible. Software which requires the latest and greatest technologies to use -(such as a modern web browser) is also not accessible. +a kind of inaccessible design. Remember the "save" icon? 💾 Flashing banner ads +are also inaccessible for users with ADHD, and if we're being honest, for +everyone else, too. Software which is not responsive on many kinds of devices +(touch, mouse and keyboard, different screen sizes, aspect ratios, orientations) +is not accessible. Software which requires the latest and greatest technologies +to use (such as a modern web browser) is also not accessible. Adequate answers to these problems are often expensive and uncomfortable, so no one wants to think about them. Social-media-esque designs which are deliberately