Accessibility is not a bolt-on extra feature, it's core to being able to make a product that suits all your users. Everyone needs, or will need, accommodation s

Accessibility is not a bolt-on extra feature, it's core to being able to make a product that suits all your users. Everyone needs, or will need, accommodation sometimes. When you have an accident waterskiing and end up on crutches, you'll be glad for the accessibilty of doors that open with a button press. When you poke your eye hiking and need to wear an eyepatch for a few weeks, a screen reader might not seem such a niche use case. These are even kind of extreme examples: frankly, even stuff like dark mode that we take for granted at this point is an accommodation to how some people need or want to use their computers. Migraines are a good example of an (astonishingly) common condition that benefits from flexibility around having to stare at a screen. None of us gets younger as the days go by, either, and that comes with changed needs. I'm still thirty years from retirement and I find that the 10 point font I used to prefer isn't good enough anymore. Bumping up text size is a quotidian action for me and millions of other people. ADDITION: Ah, finally found the quote I was looking for. Maybe not directly relevant, but thought-provoking: > SMS texting was invented [to] figure out a way for deaf people to communicate with one another without speaking. ... Now text messages are universal. https://blog.ai-media.tv/blog/why-designing-for-accessibility-helps-everyone https://blog.ai-media.tv/blog/why-designing-for-accessibilit...