One of the biggest arguments I find to use with people who try yo push back against a11y: accessible websites benefit everyone, not just those with disabilities. It's known as the drop curb (or curb cut) effect.
Drop curbs were installed originally to benefit wheelchair users, but actually ended up benefitting far more people, such as those with pushchairs, delivery drivers, even skateboarders!
Same thing occurs with closed captions/subtitles. Ever been on a bus without headphones trying to watch a video? Ever tried to watch a film at night without waking the kids?
Good accessibility is good UX. Good colour contrast helps all people in bad lighting conditions, image alt text helps everyone on slow or metered connections. The list goes on!
One of the biggest arguments I find to use with people who try yo push back against a11y: accessible websites benefit everyone, not just those with disabilities. It's known as the drop curb (or curb cut) effect.
Drop curbs were installed originally to benefit wheelchair users, but actually ended up benefitting far more people, such as those with pushchairs, delivery drivers, even skateboarders!
Same thing occurs with closed captions/subtitles. Ever been on a bus without headphones trying to watch a video? Ever tried to watch a film at night without waking the kids?
Good accessibility is good UX. Good colour contrast helps all people in bad lighting conditions, image
alttext helps everyone on slow or metered connections. The list goes on!Thanks a lot for Ashley