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Re:Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Unde... by pavlov on Friday March 18, 2022 @11:17PM (#30730627)
I agree with you. But we’ve had decades to get better at accessibility, and yet it’s practically mostly worse today than with desktop apps in 1999.

A forcing function is needed. Those wheelchair ramps didn’t get built because architects and real estate developers thought it was fun and interesting.

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Re:Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Unde... by nfw2 on Friday March 18, 2022 @11:38PM (#30730746)
I don't disagree, and I am not trying to argue that these laws aren't a good thing. But I'm also not sure the lawsuits are going to make a big difference.

My last company, despite facing an actual accessibility lawsuit, was willing to let all 3 of the engineers with the most accessibility expertise walk (including myself) rather than allow a long-term WFH policy.

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