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"X elements are impossible for me to see because of Y condition" is a perfectly legitimate piece of feedback. "X element being the wrong color is causing catastrophic harm" is insane feedback. By using silly language, they are making themselves easy to ignore.

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“Catastrophic harm” is a phrase you came up with. It’s fair to phrase accessibility concerns in terms of harm, because being denied access to something other people can use is a type of harm. “Catastrophic” is very common hyperbole for something you think is highly unfortunate.

first paragraph of the article:

>These are catastrophic design failures for the new UX, and directly harms both end-users due to eye-strain, and directly harms visually impaired individuals due to lack of visual clarity. It makes the app less accessible, and is not only visually displeasing, but actively ableist in nature.

Yes, what are we supposed to take from this quote as a reply in this context?

> Speaking of 0 evidence, I’d like to stick a [citation needed] on this:

> being denied access to something other people can use is a type of harm

What do you want a citation for? That being prevented from being an equal participant in society is negative?

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