@dxzdb @grammargirl Being able to zoom or magnify does not automatically make an app usable. If you are low vision and filling out an extensive form, finding every field to fill can be a major challenge at high magnification. And the "submit" or equivalent can be a whole other search. Plus finding all the "opt-in" buttons that are pre-checked that you need to uncheck is another challenge. That is before popups. You end up having to switch between magnified and unmaginifed constantly.
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I'm helping an elderly person with a patient portal, and wow, there are about 4 different problems ranging from unclear instructions to pages that don't work well when the phone is zoomed in enough for an older person to actually read the text. -
I'm helping an elderly person with a patient portal, and wow, there are about 4 different problems ranging from unclear instructions to pages that don't work well when the phone is zoomed in enough for an older person to actually read the text.As an elderly person with low vision and a coordination disorder, I am fortunate enough to have a PC, and never do stuff I my phone if I can do it on a website. But I know that for many, their phone is literally their only computer. Yeah, developers should be forced to walk through their process with someone elderly, but also with someone disabled. And they should understand that the availability of zoom does not automatically make their apps usable on a phone. @grammargirl