In reply to Jeff Chandler.

The sentiment you are expressing here is both the reason why accessibility is the unwanted step-child of web development and why governments all over the world are now legislating it as a must-have feature. Ask anyone who has never done accessibility and they'll tell you it's because they think it's a lot of work and complicated. Ask anyone who works with accessibility and they'll tell you this is a myth.

Here's the thing: If you build accessibility in from the ground up it is not a lot of work at all. It is just part of your baseline framework. If on the other hand you try to cobble it on afterwards it can be a royal pain. It's all about how you approach it.

Regardless, even if it was complicated and expensive (it's neither) we simply cannot continue ignoring accessibility any longer. It is morally wrong and now also legally wrong in many countries. The only right thing to do is learn it, embrace it, make it part of the process. Soon it will just be another web standards thing you do by default.