Michael Scharnagl 5/27/2020

The need for a web accessibility law

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The article advocates for legally mandated web accessibility, similar to GDPR, due to widespread non-compliance. It cites data showing 98.1% of top websites have WCAG failures and notes that few job listings require accessibility skills. The author argues that, as with HTTPS adoption driven by search engine ranking, legal penalties are needed to force change.

The need for a web accessibility law

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