[extra88]

> high contrast of font to background requirement is so extreme

Extreme? The WCAG standard for text most organizations use (Level AA) is 4.5:1 with 1:1 being black-on-black and 21:1 being black-on-white (or vice versa). The higher standard (Level AAA) is only 7:1. Most people wouldn't want to read your content if everything was 7:1 or lower.

> Facebook has long resorted to using AI descriptions

Facebook didn't upload those images, their users did, Facebook isn't responsible for them having good text alternatives.

> Just like someone may need to buy a wheelchair to move around

To go along with your poor analogy, blind people have "wheelchair" equivalents, called screen readers. They're useless if don't build "ramps" that meet established building standards, websites and apps that follow established standards.

[retrochameleon]

I love your ramp analogy