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Woah hang on there buddy, this is an open source project often used for video games. If you want accessibility so bad that you think it should be a “legal requirement” why don’t you write your own accessible GUI tool kit instead of complaining on the internet?


No need for, native GUIs are accessible already.


> Why don't you write your own

I feel there are plenty of reasons to not write your own anything, from prioritizing other projects, not having time, or just not having all of the required expertise. As a student I'm lucky enough to be able to drop basically everything and work on this one cool project idea so long as I get my essays in on time, but that just doesn't seem to be something universally applicable.

> instead of complaining on the Internet

Where else would you prefer they complain? I agree it may be more effective to open an issue no the repo, but does that also count as `copmlaining on the Internet'? Talking to people is how we change things. In this case, that's contributing to the usability of technology that grows ever more central in our lives.

Personally, I think a focus on accessibility is a great focus to have, and it should be obligatory if it isn't voluntarily universal. There is no reason for our society to provide more opportunities to humans with perfect vision than to humans with impaired vision.




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