Inclusive maps for color-blind people
I've been thinking of a problem Waze might find not that difficult to solve. Congestion leves are represented by different shades of colors, mainly yellows and reds. But lots of people around the world are color blind at some level, so the congestion colors are useless for them. I am suggesting that instead of simply using the plain shades of the colors, Waze star using hatched colors. This might be really helpful to a lot of people. Besides, this would help build an inclusive culture and policy.
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Crespo commented
For a color-blind person like me, this is essential, because I can't see the path as soon as I share it. Color-blind people see blue very well, but hardly any red or green.
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Kodi75 [5] commented
There used to be 2 different color schemes in the app -- why was it removed? This suggestion is important for not only just colorblind users
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Danielle Christie commented
Would be great to have the option of a colour blind mode - so it’s more user friendly for the masses. Boyfriend couldn’t see the red traffic indicator line alongside the blue route line…
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Bobby Ru commented
Make map available to color blind people
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Doccrisco commented
I am teaching my teenage grandson who is color blind to drive. I use Waze for navigation and was using this to help him. While he was driving, I asked him why he could not follow the route. He looked at me quizzically and I asked if he could not tell the HIGHLIGHTED (by color) route. He could not tell the difference! So....
It would be useful if Waze could make the line for the route dashed instead of continuous. This could easily be detected by those who are color blind. -
Lopes DL commented
I've been thinking of a problem Waze might find not that difficult to solve. Congestion leves are represented by different shades of colors, mainly yellows and reds. But lots of people around the world are color blind at some level, so the congestion colors are useless for them. I am suggesting that instead of simply using the plain shades of the colors, Waze star using hatched colors. This might be really helpful to a lot of people. Besides, this would help build an inclusive culture and policy.
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Aryn commented
Can there be a color blind mode? My boyfriend and I were driving and he couldn’t read the instructions in a timely manner because the colors are too similar for him. I’m not color blind, but this seems like a pretty simple fix that allows a massive number of folks to use the service.
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Anonymous commented
Request Waze To improve the location input to voice commands so that the blind people can use the waze as well. Can be great help for people with vision disability.
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Anonymous commented
As a color blind user I cannot identify the heavy traffic indications on you maps. It would be helpful if you altered those to have them appear as wide bold lines .