Here's the thing: frontend engineers who specialize in accessibility are often treated like they practice a small subset of the frontend, instead of a superset of it. a11y specialists synthesize all of the ~standard~ frontend skills with a host of others. 1/5

Specializing in a11y means I not only know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript very well; it also means that I practice these things through a specific lens, balancing concerns about performance and robustness, challenging designs by thinking of users who are often left out. 2/5

@codeability Accessibility focused devs are a designer's best partner in Eng because they are also always thinking about the user experience FE devs who don't care about accessibility don't care about the user experience either, only about closing tickets