One thing I try to remember that puts the fundamental question in perspective is this: at some time scales, the portion of users who will lose some portion of t

One thing I try to remember that puts the fundamental question in perspective is this: at some time scales, the portion of users who will lose some portion of their full ability is a majority (in fact, the minority that doesn't figure in here will lose all of their ability to use the software). That doesn't eliminate the tradeoff, but it changes user stories. Maybe Amy is 25 in full health and not only that but pretty bright and a well-compensated developer at a FAANG company... but is going to suffer severe carpal tunnel and tendonitis before she turns 28. Maybe Brad is a 50 year old long time power user but macular degeneration is going to hit him hard in the next 5 years. Maybe the group of people who will benefit from an accessibility feature is less narrow than it might seem at any given point in time.