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Discussion on: What can a backend dev do to improve Accessibility?

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rhymes

I can think of a few things:

  • learn the basics, you still need to learn what a11y is and how it works in the context of a web application
  • follow best practices, often backend devs generate HTML pages, those pages may be structured in a way that's not super accessible
  • embed tools in the app, there are tools that can check apps for static a11y issues
  • focus on performance: a slow site is an inaccessible site
  • talk with frontend devs and designers to have a better picture of a11y in the context of the company and how you could help them ;-) maybe it's just a question of helping building tools or better templates

Hope this helps!

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Vicki Langer

These are all great! I think everyone should learn about accessibility. Performance is definitely important. What loads slow on a good connection is definitely not accessible. Many many people do not have access to a good connection. I think it's best if frontend devs, designers, and backend devs communicate.