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   Sommer Panage (sommer@macaw.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Jun-2023 07:02:10 JST Sommer Panage

   I often hear "let's wait til we hear from users" as a way of deferring #accessibility work from a new feature. This is not ok. It puts the burden on the user to tell you how the feature should work for them rather than starting from the assumption that all features should work fully for everyone from the beginning. It also signals to people who rely on accessibility that #a11y was considered secondarily. A11y isn't part of the feature for all users; rather, it IS the feature for some users.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Jun-2023 07:40:09 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @sommer
     Well said.

     Dunno, I’m just some redhead, but I’m going to guess that it’s not necessary to wait to hear from users with accessibility needs because you can just •ask them• during development. Wacky idea, user testing for accessibility, I know I know