General Accessibility Standards vs Minimal Accessibility Practices

Developers should learn and apply these standards to comply with legal requirements (e meets developers should learn and use minimal accessibility practices to create inclusive digital experiences that are legally compliant (e. Here's our take.

General Accessibility Standards

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and apply these standards to comply with legal requirements (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: web-content-accessibility-guidelines, aria

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Minimal Accessibility Practices

Developers should learn and use Minimal Accessibility Practices to create inclusive digital experiences that are legally compliant (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: web-accessibility, wcag-compliance

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. General Accessibility Standards is a concept while Minimal Accessibility Practices is a methodology. We picked General Accessibility Standards based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

General Accessibility Standards wins

Based on overall popularity. General Accessibility Standards is more widely used, but Minimal Accessibility Practices excels in its own space.