On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:11:32 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net wrote:



"Larry Jaques" wrote ...
"Lee Michaels" wrote:

How about all the computer programs and graphic displays that only allow
people who have the eye sight of an eagle to use them? Again, created by
young people who obviously don't have a clue how the rest of us live.

That's why Windows and browsers allow for different font sizes.
I'll leave doing the Internet via cell phone to kids who can -see-
that little 3.4" screen. Sheesh!

I use those all the time. But the color schemes, font choices, graphic
design, etc. make it very difficult to read. And many web sites "lock in" a
tiny font size. They will not allow you to change the font size. I was at
the library the other day and printed out something that a friend requested.
The print was so tiny, we could not read with a magnifying glass! And there
was no way that the text could be made bigger, either on the screen or
printed.

And all these web pages that are barely visible. White background with very
pale blue fonts? Or pale yellow fonts?? The list goes on.

Bad design. But read the docs on your browser to see how to set
defaults.


Microsoft makes a big deal about making some display options available for
visually impaired people. One such choice is the high contrast color
scheme. It blanks out half of the page! Including Microsoft's own help
menus and the display controls! I learned long ago that if you have vision
or hearing problems, the world does little to accommodate you.

Yeah, that sucks.


Another thing, the old analog TV sets all had headphone jacks. That way I
could plug in a set of headphones if I wanted to listen to some music, etc.
The new digital flat screens?? Not so much. At least two thirds of them
have no headphone jacks at all. And the ones who do, they are all located
in the back And if this thing is put into any kind of furniture, you would
not be able to reach in back to plug in the head phones. And you would need
an extension cable any way because the jack is so much further away.

Complain to the flatscreen and furniture manufacturers.

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Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix