Accessibility in web design & the responsibility of developers

Ryan Houk
Prototypr
Published in
4 min readAug 16, 2023

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All across the internet, you can find a myriad of articles on web accessibility, diving into the importance of creating inclusive and user-friendly websites. Many emphasize the role of designers in crafting visually accessible interfaces, but fewer shine a spotlight on the critical implementers of the accessibility equation: developers. I discovered this as I transitioned from…

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Product designer of 15+ years — I write about tech & design.