Progressive Degradation

We all have items we focus on from day to day when building sites. It is always a challenge to get an idea of what really matters to a client and even what they know about their consumers. Most developers/designers spend hours trying to convince clients that they need to focus on ensuring everyone that comes to their site can access everything in it, but most clients want flashy, dynamic and even some times, over-thought items on their site just because it looks cool or someone has said the magic phrase, “It’s Web 2.0!”. For most, it’s working with people that don’t realize they could be missing out on multiple audiences when they ask for something. For others, it’s that they want what they like and everyone else must like it too. And even for more, it’s that they just don’t know any better.

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Everyone who has had to build a web application has come across issues with balancing accessibility needs of the product and keeping the site looking new and exciting. Even though my company is generally more on the conservative side, there are still those working within that realize that the only way to capture an audience is to “wow” them with a fresh look at the information users come to learn about and, hopefully, purchase. But what does this have to do with modals and accessibility? Read more…