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I work at a small startup with a somewhat large user base (1M weekly users or so) and every time I bring up accessibility issues I get shot down. Just the other
by methodover 12y ago
I work at a small startup with a somewhat large user base (1M weekly users or so) and every time I bring up accessibility issues I get shot down. Just the other day I was told "You talk more about accessibility than anyone I've ever met."
Well, yeah, because apparently no one fucking cares. Including you. (I said this not out-loud, to be clear.)
Thing is, making accessible sites is usually not super difficult. It's mostly just about making sure your site follows semantic HTML standards and you're not doing funky javascripty bullshit that a screen reader can't figure out. (e.g., hover-over states on elements that pop up important help information, etc.)
- lilsunnybee 12y agoIt would have been soo awesome if you had said that! :-D
- lilsunnybee 12y agoThough advocating for fellow human beings who are treated all the time either like they're this giant burden, or like they don't exist, is pretty fucking awesome too. :-)
- pascalo 12y agoCould you wrap the improvements you're trying to make as something other than accessibility? Making every dynamic control keyboard friendly for example could be sold to the business owner as "for power users", then go, refactor the bit with proper aria labels and you're 75% there?