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The Modalities of Accessibility

DEV Community·ShaynaProductions·about 1 month ago
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There are nights when I have dreamt of a perfect world where, among other wishes, equitable access is a concern for everyone involved in developing a website. Unfortunately, the world I dream of is not the world we live in. I remember a contract where a graphic designer took it upon themselves to develop a help module in React since no team had the capacity to take it on. During peer review, I discovered issues with the module in screen readers and a keyboard trap. When I raised them, the designer flat-out refused to fix them, telling me during a meeting called to address the situation, "I don't care about blind people." I was shocked but not surprised. In the world we live in today, caring about accessibility often only happens when someone personally knows someone affected by a specific disability.…

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