Assistive Technologies vs Progressive Enhancement
Developers should learn about assistive technologies to create inclusive and accessible digital products that comply with legal standards like the ADA and WCAG, and to reach a broader audience, including the estimated 1 billion people worldwide with disabilities meets developers should use progressive enhancement when building websites or applications that need to reach a broad audience, including users on older browsers, low-bandwidth connections, or assistive technologies. Here's our take.
Assistive Technologies
Developers should learn about assistive technologies to create inclusive and accessible digital products that comply with legal standards like the ADA and WCAG, and to reach a broader audience, including the estimated 1 billion people worldwide with disabilities
Assistive Technologies
Nice PickDevelopers should learn about assistive technologies to create inclusive and accessible digital products that comply with legal standards like the ADA and WCAG, and to reach a broader audience, including the estimated 1 billion people worldwide with disabilities
Pros
- +This knowledge is crucial for roles in web development, UX/UI design, and software engineering, especially when building public-facing applications, educational tools, or government services where accessibility is mandatory
- +Related to: web-accessibility, wcag-compliance
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Progressive Enhancement
Developers should use Progressive Enhancement when building websites or applications that need to reach a broad audience, including users on older browsers, low-bandwidth connections, or assistive technologies
Pros
- +It's crucial for ensuring accessibility compliance, improving SEO through semantic HTML, and creating robust applications that degrade gracefully when advanced features fail
- +Related to: semantic-html, responsive-web-design
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
These tools serve different purposes. Assistive Technologies is a concept while Progressive Enhancement is a methodology. We picked Assistive Technologies based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.
Based on overall popularity. Assistive Technologies is more widely used, but Progressive Enhancement excels in its own space.
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