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i must confess i did not have a good definition of dyskinesia in my mind but reading briefly i absolutely can get why apple hardware would be awful with dyskinesia; as much as i love the apple trackpads i still sometimes get cursor jumps or accidental clicks with the touch to click option enabled; im sure there are other elements that introduce frustration also but that one i can relate to fast.

i have heard high praise for apple with their accessibility settings and my colleagues and friend who use these options seem to like them, so there’s something. really hope that the hardware focus continues to get traction as just “something that should be done” not as a new revenue stream. i thjnk proper accessibility and customization serves everyone, not just those with disabilities [0]. technology should be adaptable to any given user, not the other way around.

0 - i’m actually not sure if this is right wording but my brain struggles to know the preferred term. i am happy to have a better way to describe people with disabilities




'Impairments' is usually an easier word to use.

'Disabled', in particular, has two differing politically charged usages and definitions. That is, whether one is disabled by their impairments or by society. It surprises most people that the latter is "more correct", being the Unesco[0] definition. It's also the more empathetic, in my opinion.

There are many opinions about this, and there is no collective preferred term.

[0]https://uis.unesco.org/en/glossary-term/disability


Thank you this was a nice read and it's useful to understand that it's a very personal topic.

Another book I have read explained the "person first" approach to describing disabilities, and it makes sense as I can see how it's very much so on dependent on the individual preferences.




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