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[โ€“] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Exactly :)

I've worked as a dev for the national health service in the UK, and all new government services promote a high standard of accessibility. We did a lot of in-person testing with users in labs, in rooms with the one-way mirrors like in a police interview and everything! Users with physical needs, and also users who are simply older, or have low tech literacy.

"Accessibility" covers a huge spectrum This can be the obvious things you might imagine like alt text on images, screen reader compatibility and dyslexic-friendly fonts, but it's so much more.

We're talking about things like ensuring good text contrast on all elements, making everything desktop and mobile responsive, using clear and simple language for instructions, and making the steps and user journey straightforward and easy to navigate.

A lot of accessibility concerns don't only make the service better for people with specific needs, they make it overall better for everyone.

[โ€“] towerful@programming.dev 5 points 4 days ago

UK government websites are an excellent example of functional and complex websites done well. And a lot of it is open source as well.