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I feel for you and am very sorry that you have to deal with it. In my experience as a web dev it's simply that the "market" of blind people is too small for ma
by Vespasian 6y ago
I feel for you and am very sorry that you have to deal with it.
In my experience as a web dev it's simply that the "market" of blind people is too small for many companies to justify the expenses. I work in a B2B shop which sells a fairly expensive product so our potential visitor base is maybe in the low 1000s of people.
I'm certain there are at least some who are visually impaired and are unable to use our latest online offerings. However, comparing the ROI of fixing that versus the ROI of implementing a new feature that helps ~99% of our customers lead to only one conclusion.
It is my believe that the only route too improve the situation is through regulation. It worked for making public buildings more accessible in many places on this planet.
Threaten noncomplient entities with big fines and see the market adjust.
- worldofmatthew 6y agoYou will create regulatory capture as small website owners who make no money from their websites will be the ones affected the worst.
- Vespasian 6y agoYes, that's true. Nevertheless its a question society should at least discuss (and the conclusion may very well be that it is too great of a burden). Many regulations have different rules for different types of entities (e.g. for profit vs non profit or by number of employees).
- mlang23 6y agoI am of the opinion that the problem start with the ROI argument. Apple has managed to do the right thing and deliberately ignore ROI when it comes to accessibility. Why can they do the right thing, and the rest of the world can not be arsed to work for the good of the society?