Because to most of us, it matters not at all...
Despite living with one arm, Jess doesn't see herself as disabled, saying the barriers she faces are societal. "If I use a public toilet and the tap has to be held down, that impacts my ability, not because I can't do it, but because the designer hasn't thought about me."
Why would they? They are designing for the majority, not the minority - I'm sure it's possible for someone to design an after-sales option. In fact, they already have - our office toilet washbasins operate by simply sticking your hand under a magic eye on the tap shaft.
When Jess shared her original experience on LinkedIn, someone messaged her to say his AI app would create an image of a woman with one arm. "I tried to create it and the same thing happened, I couldn't generate the image," she says.
She told the person, but they never replied to her and she says that's typical of conversations around disability. "The conversation is too awkward and uncomfortable so people back away."
Are you sure that's the reason? Is it not simply that they are backing away, rolling their eyes at yet another single issue loon who thinks the world revolves around her problems, and boy, does that get tiresome...
6 comments:
I'm a retired engineer who gets infuriated by bad design so I hate the push down taps too. When they are new they give you a decent amount of time to wash and rinse your hands but as soon as they get a little bit worn the time delay disappears. If I designed it there would be a foot pedal on the floor.
Stonyground.
Tip: Don't buy one of those lamps that turns on and off with a clap.
I find AI is only too happy to generate pictures of people with only one arm. Or three, or two heads, or four hands with no connection to the body at all ...
That's a brilliant idea - if you have feet!
I rely on Alexa and Hue bulbs for lighting...
Especially when that's not what you want!
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