alt Hacker NewsBecause 0.5% of the world population is blind and it costs much more than an extra 0.5% to make a website accessible?
Everytime this question is asked I wonder if people are genuinely not understanding that. It's just not financially worth it.
I'm not defending this position, but it's just glaringly obvious.
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simonw • today at 3:07 PM
Accessibility is about way more than just people who are blind.
(a) accessibility is about all disabilities, not being blind
(b) overall “significant” disability levels are more like 16% [1]
(c) the 16% is at any one time. The chances of us all experiencing disability during our lifespan are much higher
(d) accessibility is a legal requirement for many systems in many regions. Even if you’re not engaging with a region with a legal requirement yet, do you want to have to build from scratch when you do?
[1] https://www.who.int/health-topics/disability