[notjustanymike]

A very handy tool for spot checking, but also training. My benefit from this visualization will be demonstrating to non-technical how to people to think about accessibility (specifically screen readers). Half the challenge with WCAG is getting our stakeholders to think beyond ticking boxes for compliance.

[Muromec]

"but it's already a text, can't screenreader read the text?"

[notjustanymike]

I've dealt with this one, fun trick is to turn off or cover their monitor.

[_bin_]

this kind of makes sense though? if 98% of your users can use a non-accessible site just fine - which, since heavy computer users are mostly young, is realistic - why would you go beyond checkboxes? it's a negative EV move.

[notjustanymike]

You have to be careful with that line of reasoning; I could rephrase it as "Why bother worrying about minorities?"

People with disabilities cannot be treated like legacy browsers. They have no other option, and there are times when viewing the content is mandatory. Consider content for school, medical, financial, governmental; in those cases we have a responsibility to create an equal experience in both law (WCAG 2.2 compliance, ticking boxes) and spirit (ensuring they can access the information needed to live their life).