- Two lefts don't make a right.
- Two apologies don't make a mistake right.
- Two attempts don't guarantee success.
- Two opinions don't make a fact.
- Two excuses don't make a reason.
- Two voices don't make a chorus.
- Two ingredients don't make a recipe.
- Two halves don't always make a whole.
- Two wrongs don't make a right.
- Two intentions don't make an action.
- Two shortcuts don't mean a shorter path.
Taking shortcuts in accessibility might seem like a way to save time or resources. That's rarely the case.
When you skip adding alt text, rush through keyboard navigation or half-ass colour contrast because "it's good enough," you're taking shortcuts and you're also making it harder for yourself to get back on the right path later.
That's because each shortcut compounds your problem. Accessibility requires doing the work right the first time, because the people who depend on your product working are just asking for the same thing everyone else gets. A product that helps them.
I haven't seen a worthy shortcut around that yet.