• TheObviousSolution
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    30 days ago

    They could go one step further and add braille support directly, it’s just nudges. Tactile feeling is the only reason they are back.

    Yes, I’m aware there are no blind drivers. The point is not having to look at your controls and doing so with something that already exists.

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      30 days ago

      Braille isn’t very good for quick discernment. It’s much easier to put differently-shaped buttons together or put buttons into different places.

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        30 days ago

        Why not both? And blind people don’t seem to think so. Either way, better than what’s in the picture.

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          30 days ago

          Feeling for a 2cm x 1.5cm button is way different than trying to read braille.

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            29 days ago

            Now try selecting between each of the buttons 2cm x 1.5cm for a particular button without having to feel the rest or having to glance at it.

            Literally just bumps that are even easier to make than the text on the buttons because they are just part of the plastic mold instead of additional paint jobs. Some people are just hostile to any basic improvement.

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              29 days ago

              You do realize that human touch can differentiate between .01mm? It’s why braille works so easily.

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                29 days ago

                Imagine trying to both make the argument that braille is too hard to distinguish and that 0.01mm is easy to differentiate in the same thread.

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              We’re talking about something most people’s minds are not used to interpreting, so I fear that this would just add a layer of mental load for most drivers that would be actually less safe.

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                  29 days ago

                  You think most people are reading things with their fingertips?

        • drake@lemmy.sdf.org
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          29 days ago

          Out of curiosity, have you actually spoken to blind people about how useful they find Braille?