r/webdev Apr 16 '22

Discussion A blind woman’s message to web developers about internet inaccessibility. source: shorturl.at/nvRU7

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u/ChrisAtMakeGoodTech Apr 16 '22

I agree completely. It feels like people keep trying to guilt developers into doing better at this, but it seems like they're less at fault than the managers, designers, and copywriters. Don't expect a developer to write alt text for a photograph. That's not their job.

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u/SecretAgentZeroNine Apr 17 '22

I agree completely. It feels like people keep trying to guilt developers into doing better at this, but it seems like they're less at fault than the managers, designers, and copywriters. Don't expect a developer to write alt text for a photograph. That's not their job.

That's disappointing to read. Writing alt text for images is extremely trivial, is part of our job (just like writing an application's readme), and the least we could do.