February 22, 2023 at 12:03AM

Karl Groves’ latest blog post, Understanding the cost of not being accessible, was really well-timed for some conversations at work today about making cost/value arguments as opposed to “this is the right thing to do” arguments for accessibility.

There’s nothing especially groundbreaking in Karl’s post, but I do like the way it frames the conversation. Return on investment is not why I do this work, but it is undoubtedly why someone else is paying me to do the work. For my own self-advocacy, it’s worth being prepared to make this kind of argument.