Sommer Panage on Nostr: I often hear "let's wait til we hear from users" as a way of deferring #accessibility ...
I often hear "let's wait til we hear from users" as a way of deferring #accessibility work from a new feature. This is not ok. It puts the burden on the user to tell you how the feature should work for them rather than starting from the assumption that all features should work fully for everyone from the beginning. It also signals to people who rely on accessibility that #a11y was considered secondarily. A11y isn't part of the feature for all users; rather, it IS the feature for some users.
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2023-06-13 19:32:15Event JSON
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