BobBob21
Prominent Member
I'm colourblind, red/green to be specific though that means I struggle with non-primary colours that include these colours eg blue v purple, and whilst I cannot say its comparable to being in a wheelchair etc it does annoy me how so many people and companies don't consider how a little change in their processes could make my life so much easier.
Take an item of clothing I was looking at the other day, it's colour was "apple". Now apples come in both red and green colour but by simply calling it apple I cannot distinguish which of the two it is. If you're in a store and ask someone then half the time they give you a very odd look even though you've explained your colourblind or if its online then you've the pain of having to email or find someone else to look at the photo. The other day when asking a company what something was (Googling the name of the colour used said it was a fruit that can be blue or purple) and they replied it was a "blueberry" colour, I replied saying "so you mean its purple then?" and they gave a slightly snotty "yes, that's why we said blueberry".
Then at work rather than putting a status field on rows of data people decide to colour code the rows instead so most the time I know things are going really well (green) or really badly (red) but I'm just not sure which.
So......
1) Please be considerate
2) Any other minor disabilities out there which minor adjustments could make your life so much easier?
Take an item of clothing I was looking at the other day, it's colour was "apple". Now apples come in both red and green colour but by simply calling it apple I cannot distinguish which of the two it is. If you're in a store and ask someone then half the time they give you a very odd look even though you've explained your colourblind or if its online then you've the pain of having to email or find someone else to look at the photo. The other day when asking a company what something was (Googling the name of the colour used said it was a fruit that can be blue or purple) and they replied it was a "blueberry" colour, I replied saying "so you mean its purple then?" and they gave a slightly snotty "yes, that's why we said blueberry".
Then at work rather than putting a status field on rows of data people decide to colour code the rows instead so most the time I know things are going really well (green) or really badly (red) but I'm just not sure which.
So......
1) Please be considerate
2) Any other minor disabilities out there which minor adjustments could make your life so much easier?