I mean, Ravelry seemed to not know "irregularly flickering animated background images is a seizure trigger", so they kind of have a few layers of knowledge to acquire there, heh.
Seriously, though, the wider-internet problem is that unless someone who works in UX either has photosensitivity problems themselves, or is extremely involved in cutting-edge accessibility research, "this change gives me a headache" is difficult to engage with because it's hard to find accurate information on photosensitivity and how it can be triggered by elements of design. (Even if you do have photosensitivity problems yourself and are up on cutting-edge research, so much of the triggers are trial and error.)
I think we're going to see better research coming out in the next decade or so, because there's a huge number of people out there who have been walking around for 15 years with a mild low-grade headache or eye strain from using the internet all day for work and then going home and using the internet all night for socializing and barely even realized it because it was so ubiquitous, who are starting to realize that they're susceptible to the problem thanks to increased awareness and a greater shift to mobile use during their downtime. (While it's not impossible for mobile screens to cause photosensitivity, a lot of the most common triggers require a larger area of space, so it's a lot more rare.) It's hard to notice a constant low-grade headache that exists all the time, but it's easier to notice when it only happens sometimes.
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Seriously, though, the wider-internet problem is that unless someone who works in UX either has photosensitivity problems themselves, or is extremely involved in cutting-edge accessibility research, "this change gives me a headache" is difficult to engage with because it's hard to find accurate information on photosensitivity and how it can be triggered by elements of design. (Even if you do have photosensitivity problems yourself and are up on cutting-edge research, so much of the triggers are trial and error.)
I think we're going to see better research coming out in the next decade or so, because there's a huge number of people out there who have been walking around for 15 years with a mild low-grade headache or eye strain from using the internet all day for work and then going home and using the internet all night for socializing and barely even realized it because it was so ubiquitous, who are starting to realize that they're susceptible to the problem thanks to increased awareness and a greater shift to mobile use during their downtime. (While it's not impossible for mobile screens to cause photosensitivity, a lot of the most common triggers require a larger area of space, so it's a lot more rare.) It's hard to notice a constant low-grade headache that exists all the time, but it's easier to notice when it only happens sometimes.