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by johnnylambada 2272 days ago
I don't doubt that. I even said as much. But one has to understand how to build a web site before they can understand how to build a website for a specific class of individual.
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Ideally you should design in and implement accessibility from the start.

Doing the site first then accessibility second usually either means accessibility simply doesn't get done at all (since people forget and/or priorities change before it is done), or it is retrofitted in a really half-assed way.

This is really important stuff (both legally these days in many countries, but also ethically) so giving it second-billing is probably a mistake.

The thing is, it's not a specific class of individuals, these are just people. They deserve access to online content just as everybody else.