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If a user only has IE and no ability to upgrade it, should I make extra effort to provide them with accessibility, or should I just tell them to fuck off, block
by forgotmypw17 3y ago
If a user only has IE and no ability to upgrade it, should I make extra effort to provide them with accessibility, or should I just tell them to fuck off, blocking them from information that is critical for them to access?
I choose the former, because I think the extra effort is worth it. Resources are not unlimited, but it's also quite feasible, if you are creative and not lazy.
And if you cannot even support IE, I guess you think that textmode browsers, visually impaired support, slow network connections, and other accessibility modes are also not worth your time?
- kstrauser 3y agoThat’s so unfair of you not to support Mosaic. What about the people who can’t upgrade past HTML1 browsers? My point being, it’s great to support all modern browsers (which excludes IE altogether, but definitely including screen readers). If you’re a library, go ahead and support dialup and Lynx, too, if you can afford the dev time. If you’re an e-commerce site, and spending more than hobby time supporting Lynx and 56k, I might think you’re nuts for doing it.
- forgotmypw17 3y agoI actually do support Mosaic in the framework, although it is challenging to get working on a live server.