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"code it yourself" if i could, noone would ever had to open a console or a terminal or cmd ever again. even the poweruser windows experience is a nightmare, i cant imagine how shit linux can be for someone with a disability. big respect to the writer.
The one I like is "Document it yourself."
Hey, this application exposes a Python API to the user, where's the API reference? How do I learn how to use it?
We didn't write it.
Well...could you?
If you want it to exist, you write it.
How am I supposed to do that?
Examine the app's source code.
Just fyi, console can be more usable than gui for many disabled people. Text-to-Speech software relies on there being text, and mouses require fine motor movements.
Console experience is better for all kinds of disabilities. Text is the best instrument to convey info we have. For most of the accessibility issues the best thing you can do is to present text on a screen, and expect text as input.