The Web Has No Design Standards

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I've only been doing government-related web dev for a decade, but what about WCAG 2? Are accessibility guidelines not a design standard? They seem to cover issues like contrast, at least.

https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/

Is it really that hard to run your website through WAVE and fix the issues it identifies?

https://wave.webaim.org/

You don't even need the WAVE website; they provide add-ons for Firefox and Chrome.

It’s good they exist, but accessibility is only one aspect of design. The HIG tell you how far a button should be from the edge of the screen. They tell you what specific colors to use for certain items.

Also I’ll just point out that a standard is only meaningful if it’s widely used. We could debate how widely used WCAG 2 is, but it’s not anywhere near other platform standards.

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