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I want to add that sighted people use accessibility tools too. Jacking up font size is convenient if you looking at the screen from afar (following recipe, for

I want to add that sighted people use accessibility tools too. Jacking up font size is convenient if you looking at the screen from afar (following recipe, for example). Or if you read from a device with friends and don't want to accidentally butt heads. Screen readers are convenient if you want to do anything while reading (I listen to at least view articles per week that way. I'll even admit to reading HN comments with screen reader. Surprisingly accessible). It's almost always a mixed usage: one minute users use a feature, and the next minute they are fine without it. But those features are very nice to have

pxc 3y ago
> those features are very nice to have Definitely. I think one good way to think about it is as a matter of engineering excellence. Yes, there are moral and legal cases for accessibility features, but it's also a dimension of making software that is great to use and demonstrates attention to important details. It's part of the fit and finish and general UX. Accessibility features are absolutely vital for some users, but for other users they are still nice to have. And to everyone, they are signals of quality, care, and maturity.