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Ashlee (she/her)

Great questions!

Someone else might know of a "definitive guide" (please chime in!), but The A11Y Project is one of my favorite places to start. There are a ton of links over there for things you can read up on, tools to help test a11y, and other places where you can continue your research.

This is a tough one. I've not been really successful in my own experiences. The two best approaches, to me, are the following:

  • Writing accessible code significantly improves code quality, it's a way to be a better developer
  • It's the right thing to do. Knowingly not doing it is excluding an entire group of people.