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Content Warning: This blog post contains gifs. The primary question I get from developers is “How do I get my clients on board” or sometimes “How do I convince my boss that it’s worth investing in?” I was asked this once at a panel, and my response was “I don’t, I just do it.” Because I understand accessibility pretty well and build with accessibility in mind from the start, I am usually able to solve accessibility problems relatively quickly without people even noticing that I spent extra time on it. But when developers who are still newer to accessibility are trying to convince their bosses, sometimes they clap back that “this is a low priority” or “that is an edge case.” Oh goodness, nothing gets my blood boiling more when someone dismisses the needs of their users. If your product or…

This content originally appeared on a11y with Lindsey and was authored by a11y with Lindsey