I have photosensitivity. I need to get animated emojis off my screen as quickly as possible since they bring me closer to my seizure threshold.
Think of it like a cup. Skimming quickly past a few animated emojis won’t fill the cup on their own, but if it’s already full from other things, even that little bit is a risk for it spilling over into a seizure. If I were to try to read a lengthy post with animated emojis, forget it.
Laugh at me if it makes you feel superior. You probably are.
I wouldn’t laugh at you. I once knew someone who had photosensitivity, schizophrenia, got me infected with COVID… and still was a great person.
You’ve raised a good point, and I agree that it should be an accessibility option.
Is it only the animations that trigger it, or also the colors while scrolling past static images? I’m thinking, it would be feasible to have options like:
Emojis: show | hide
Full color | only “B/W” (in whatever background/foreground settings you’re using)
Animated | Only first frame | Animate on mouse over or click
I have photosensitivity. I need to get animated emojis off my screen as quickly as possible since they bring me closer to my seizure threshold.
Think of it like a cup. Skimming quickly past a few animated emojis won’t fill the cup on their own, but if it’s already full from other things, even that little bit is a risk for it spilling over into a seizure. If I were to try to read a lengthy post with animated emojis, forget it.
Laugh at me if it makes you feel superior. You probably are.
I wouldn’t laugh at you. I once knew someone who had photosensitivity, schizophrenia, got me infected with COVID… and still was a great person.
You’ve raised a good point, and I agree that it should be an accessibility option.
Is it only the animations that trigger it, or also the colors while scrolling past static images? I’m thinking, it would be feasible to have options like:
Oh, sorry I posted one then. That sounds like something that should be included asap in accessibility options.