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Part of my work involves creating web UI, and the accessibility part of it is a bit annoying because I'm not very familiar with it. But then I think about the
by chihuahua 5y ago
Part of my work involves creating web UI, and the accessibility part of it is a bit annoying because I'm not very familiar with it.
But then I think about the people who have to rely on screen reader tools and then my irritation seems insignificant in comparison. Just do it, there's no excuse for having non-accessible web UI.
Also, if you're using either plain HTML or a library such as FluentUI that provides components with accessibility built-in, you get it without any effort. It's only when the designers make things complicated that it requires extra effort to make things accessible.
- wffurr 5y agoCustom dropdowns are the worst offenders. Most annoy keyboard users too and many are completely inaccessible. Replicating the accessibility and keyboard functionality built into a basic <select> tag is really hard. I wish developers would just use the plain <select> or just make it a text entry field instead.