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Since website frameworks like Bootstrap are a thing, would it make sense to implement accessibility guidelines at that level, so that designers/people who don't
by ssivark 7y ago
Since website frameworks like Bootstrap are a thing, would it make sense to implement accessibility guidelines at that level, so that designers/people who don't know are encouraged to use sane defaults?
Or is it too content/layout specific?
Eg: I might like to roll my own static blog, but I don't know how to ensure that it is accessible.
- namibj 7y agoStick to HTML for most. If it has a sane layout when you disable JS, CSS and images, you should be fine.
- save_ferris 7y agoI think making frameworks like bootstrap accessible-by-default is a great idea, but it won't be catch-all solution. A11y needs to be a conscious part of the design/development process, just like security. One of the things we've learned is that much of the complex, dynamic UI things one can do with frameworks like React/Angular is really, really, really hard and frustrating to make fully accessible because people never design React components that are easy to use with a keyboard. We live in this world where the capabilities of UIs for enabled people continue to grow at the cost of accessibility for the disabled. With the shift towards frontend frameworks, the problem needs to be addressed at the markup level IMO.