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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
β | {{w|Braille}} is a writing system for the blind and {{w|Visual impairment|visually impaired}} using bumps on a paper, slate, etc. However, since most sighted people have no need for braille, and because braille messages may need to convey purely-visual information to blind people, the braille message may be adjusted from the original message. In this case, however, it acts as a jab toward people who are not blind, saying that "sighted people suck," which is obviously not something you would typically see ( | + | {{w|Braille}} is a writing system for the blind and {{w|Visual impairment|visually impaired}} using bumps on a paper, slate, etc. However, since most sighted people have no need for braille, and because braille messages may need to convey purely-visual information to blind people, the braille message may be adjusted from the original message. In this case, however, it acts as a jab toward people who are not blind, saying that "sighted people suck," which is obviously not something you would typically see ({{https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/559:_No_Pun_Intended|no pun intended}}) on informational signs.<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[285:_Wikipedian_Protester|SIGHTation needed]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup> Similar "translations" can be found when one deciphers the alien translations on nearly all signs in Futurama. |
β | The title text shows a practical (and more realistic) example of where regular text and braille text may differ. As the visually impaired cannot see color | + | The title text shows a practical (and more realistic) example of where regular text and braille text may differ. As the visually impaired cannot see color{{Citation needed}}, the label would need to identify some other defining feature of the button in question, such as the given measurement. |
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