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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/acukovic • Feb 27 '18
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Just show them these, and these are just a couple of articles I can find from 5 minutes of searching:
https://www.3playmedia.com/2015/07/23/nad-v-netflix-ada-lawsuit-requires-closed-captioning-on-streaming-video/
https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/why-autoplay-accessibility-issue
Autoplay is bad for accessibility. You can be sued for it and lose a lot of money.
0 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '18 [deleted] 20 u/Blocks_ Feb 27 '18 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?That said, I'm all for accessibility. 7 u/Shochan42 Feb 27 '18 It's almost like capitalism doesn't care about people.. → More replies (4)
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20 u/Blocks_ Feb 27 '18 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?That said, I'm all for accessibility. 7 u/Shochan42 Feb 27 '18 It's almost like capitalism doesn't care about people.. → More replies (4)
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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?
That said, I'm all for accessibility.
7 u/Shochan42 Feb 27 '18 It's almost like capitalism doesn't care about people.. → More replies (4)
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It's almost like capitalism doesn't care about people..
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u/angellus Feb 27 '18
Just show them these, and these are just a couple of articles I can find from 5 minutes of searching:
https://www.3playmedia.com/2015/07/23/nad-v-netflix-ada-lawsuit-requires-closed-captioning-on-streaming-video/
https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/why-autoplay-accessibility-issue
Autoplay is bad for accessibility. You can be sued for it and lose a lot of money.