Reina Jul 22, 2023
I seriously hate touch interfaces on appliances. Especially on cooking tops. Please stop it. It's not cool. It's not modern. It's a nuisance. Bring back physical dials and buttons.
Show threadKay   
@reina Touch surfaces also exclude blind and some low vision people from being able to use the devices. Hard when a touch surface is the only way to transfer money at shops
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/132241023/touchscreen-eftpos-terminals-creating-barrier-for-blind-and-low-vision-kiwis
Touchscreen eftpos terminals creating barrier for blind and low vision Kiwis

Tech upgrade described as a shopping nightmare resulting in a loss of independence and privacy.

Stuff
Jul 22, 2023 at 11:31pmWeb
Show threadReina Jul 22, 2023

@Kay I was thinking of this when I wrote my followup. Like, how would a blind person operate this cooking top? There's no way to tell which button is which?

I mean, I assume there are blind people who cook food?

When I as a sighted person struggle pressing the right button, I can only imagine a blind person.

Oh, and that's not all. There are people with disabilities that make their hands really shaky. Would make it really hard to operate this touch panel.

And there are so few alternatives these days too ...