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by qualudeheart 1322 days ago
Why is it called A11y?
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mikequinlan 1322 days ago
Accessibility is the letter 'A' followed by 11 other letters ending in 'y'. Same reason as Internationalization is I18n.
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majou 1322 days ago
Accessibility, but the middle 11 letters are skipped.

See also: i18n.

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cbsks 1322 days ago
Accessibility = ‘A’ + 11 characters + ‘y’
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