Big Brother fans had some choice words to share with producers after the show’s first-ever deaf houseguest Matt Klotz competed in an audio-based challenge.

Klotz was one of the six houseguests who participated in Twisted Tasks, a Veto competition that took place in a music store. The houseguests had to listen to a series of records to decode audio clues as fast as they could. Klotz did not make it to the top three.

Viewers at home accused producers of not accommodating Klotz’s disability.

“The faux progressiveness the casting/production for big brother is so bad. Awesome that you have included Matt in this season, he seems to be a genuinely nice person,” one user tweeted, before later adding, “If they did not want to put the effort into accommodating him, then he should not have been cast. I cant imagine how he’s feeling.”

“It is not hard to make accommodations for matt —literally making a competition (that he is competing in) completely centered on hearing is so inaccessible,” another fan wrote.

Fans also pointed out that the show could use more visual competitions instead, such as puzzles.

“Matt has spoken regularly on feeds about lack of accommodations. There have been several unplayable comps for him,” another fan noted.

Despite the swift backlash, producers of Big Brother said they adjusted the show to accommodate their first-ever deaf houseguest.

In a Wednesday (Aug. 16) interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Allison Grodner explained that they adopted new audio equipment that could meet Klotz’s needs and installed monitors to display rules and questions relayed by producers. They also further sound-proofed the Diary Room and turned the volume on the amplifier up so that it would be easier for him to hear the producers asking him questions.

When it came to the Twisted Tasks Veto challenge, Grodner said they specifically used a voice that Klotz said worked best for him.

“He tells us where he’s having trouble, but he’s not the guy who’s going to constantly ask for assistance,” Grodner told EW. “So we have to be proactive with that. We’re constantly double checking with him and asking him to come to us with things that worked and didn’t work. And we’ve asked him to be an advocate for himself.”

Grodner vowed they would “make it as much of a level playing field as we possibly can” for Klotz moving forward.

Before competing on Big Brother, the 27-year-old California resident was a record-holding swimmer who won gold at the Deaflympics in 2017.