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jedberg on Aug 19, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Spotify looked to ban white noise podcasts to beco...

Some people (often autistic) need these types of noise to get through a day because they are sound sensitive. So it was originally added for them.

Much like a lot of accommodations for disabled people, it turns out to be useful for a lot of other folks too. :)

TeMPOraL on Aug 20, 2023 [–]

Accessibility is the last line of defense in fight for general ergonomics, because it sets legal limits on how shitty and user-abusive the UI/UX can get.

mikestew on Aug 20, 2023 | [–]

Ask any software tester: “if I can’t get to that screen element, how is a screen reader supposed to?”

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