With all the talk about a certain product having dreadful accessibility, it's important that as engineers we remember that semantic HTML is inherently accessible, so teams are often working away from A11y commit by commit.
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If there is no culture of accessible consideration within an organisation, then often the development team don't have the time to ensure accessibility, they likely have other priorities and focus. Change comes from the top.
It's going to be interesting watching what happens next month when European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into effect and businesses (ecommerce and banks within EU) are required to comply with WCAG 2.x.
With Ireland promising large fines and up to 18 Months imprisonment for non-compliance, I'm hopeful we are on the cusp of an accessible renaissance and I'm really proud of the UK Gov efforts to mandate WCAG over the last 5 years which hopefully can serve as a beacon of inspiration.
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