r/Disability_Survey

HP doesn**'**t respect blind and visually impaired people; if you told a dog to program a screen reader in the BIOS, it would do it.

With the rapid pace of technological development worldwide, the evolution of BIOS interfaces to UEFI systems, and their subsequent development, blind individuals are being deprived of full control over their devices. I urge companies to take action and develop a BIOS that meets the needs of the blind. The deliberate neglect by these companies has reached a point where it is unjust for blind people to remain trapped in a prison of independence.

I wanted to share my experience and see if anyone has gone through something similar. Over a year ago, I received 7 copyright strikes (around the same short time) that ultimately lead to my YouTube account being terminated. At the time I believed a YouTube copyright message meant certain uses were permitted and I misunderstood the rules.

I’m not seeking to become a creator again. My goal is to simply be allowed back as a regular user for basic Youtube features and to participate in the community.

I’ve explained my story in full detail with evidence in the Twitter link - https://x.com/marktonna1/status/2069400624739795071?s=46

However, I understand that not everyone may feel comfortable using a link so I've made a short video that quickly shows the Main tweet and replies I made along with documented evidence.

https://reddit.com/link/1v4ngi0/video/rgjpl4coi8fh1/player

(Delete if irrelevant/wrong subreddit)

First: I love the interest you have in listening what us people with disabilities actually have to say in the matter of research and development.

That being said, Please, just stop it with the apps! No more okay, they don’t work, they’re a nuisance, and there are so many better ways of developing helping tools, that making yet another app that has a promise of solving all our lives problems, that, sorry to say, won’t be delivered.

That was just a little rant, but here is why we don’t want all the apps:

1. The app market is already overflowing with the exact same amazing idea you undoubtedly have.
2. This is maybe mostly true for people with invisible disabilities such as adhd/autism: downloading, storing and opening apps to, idk, organize our thoughts???, are just additional steps and data usage, that can easily be solved with existing (free) notes and timers.
3. I don’t actually have factual grounds for this statement, but…When developing apps, please keep in mind that disabilities cover a pretty wide range of conditions, that many apps do not actually cater to.
   And 4. Maybe actually employ someone with disabilities to help with the research and development?

I know some might disagree with this sentiment, but also, we’re a laaaarge group of people with disabilities that share this opinion. So if you want to listen to us, please do so. Thank you for your time!

Hi! I’m a college psychology student (Lady Shri Ram College for Women) working on a project about the psychology of disability, and I’m looking to interview people with disabilities about their experiences and perspectives.

https://lsr.edu.in/academics/departments/department-of-psychology/

The interview would be around 5-10 minutes and may include some personal or difficult questions, but you can skip anything you’re uncomfortable answering.

If anyone would be interested, please comment or DM me. I’d really appreciate your help!