Pratik Patel

It was always my dream to be quoted in The Register.

The decision has been criticized by Pratik Patel, who describes himself on #Mastodon as "a blind technologist … who finds himself championing #accessibility for fun and necessity."

"I know many #blind people who use #GMail's HTML view. Not only will they be confused but will be unhappy," he wrote.

Google killing #BasicHTML version of Gmail In January 2024

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/25/gmail_basic_html_discontinued/

#accessibility

Google killing Basic HTML version of Gmail In January 2024

The blind think this is not a visionary decision

The Register
Sep 25, 2023 at 9:53amWeb
Show threadDaniel HernandezSep 25, 2023
@ppatel I am also unhappy with the tendency to make Web pages more difficult to read. I think HTML5 introduced many issues regarding accessibility and simplicity when it started to move away from the declarative nature of Web programming.
Show threadFeralRobotsSep 25, 2023
@ppatel
Congrats!
...also, points out that we need something beyond 'enshittify', because this kind of basic contempt isn't required part of the enshittification cycle.
Show threadPratik PatelSep 25, 2023
@FeralRobots Yep. +1 to that.
Show threadLeighGSep 25, 2023
@ppatel Congrats!
Show threadJoePSep 25, 2023
@ppatel
Perhaps this will be another part of the push that gets us to use other mail services.
Show threadPratik PatelSep 25, 2023
@JoeP Perhaps. I'm not too confident about that though.