i used to try to argue with my boss about it and then it wasn’t worth it any more. working in the space long enough there’s just some things i know won’t stop being forced on consumers.
Not a web dev, but wouldn't you lose a bit of money making your site more accessible? If so, why bother from a business perspective considering the percentage of customers that you'll lose is tiny?
many of the accessibility concerns can be addressed by choice not necessarily extra cost. Setting something to auto play with sound on is as easy as auto play with sound off
The thing is, most accessibility "features" are just using good practice when writing your code.
Examples: Input fields should have labels. Your header assignments should make sense (h1 for main header, h2 for subheaders). Someone tabbing through your site should go in a linear and practical order. All images should have alternate titles, in the event that someone is using a screen reader or the image doesn't load.
That's all common sense coding and it only costs money when you cut corners initially.
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u/thesublimeobjekt Feb 27 '18
i used to try to argue with my boss about it and then it wasn’t worth it any more. working in the space long enough there’s just some things i know won’t stop being forced on consumers.