Accessibility seems to be thrown under the bus under MVP style thinking. You are trained not to focus on issues that only affect a small number of users. I know I do this all the time. The reason is money.
At what point do we just accept that security, accessibility, and similar properties are actually important, and that we shouldn't accept half baked products anymore?
I don't have a clear answer. But regulating the software industry is just going to make running a startup almost impossible. No more jobs for self taught hackers. All platforms will be a walled garden, including the web.
I'm leaning towards the viewpoint that companies (or anyone) should not be responsible for accessibility problems.
MVP is primarily a development strategy, not a lifecycle strategy. I see no conflict here. Your product owner should include legal requirements in the project scope, it's not something individual developers should have to prioritize themselves.
At what point do we just accept that security, accessibility, and similar properties are actually important, and that we shouldn't accept half baked products anymore?
I don't have a clear answer. But regulating the software industry is just going to make running a startup almost impossible. No more jobs for self taught hackers. All platforms will be a walled garden, including the web.
I'm leaning towards the viewpoint that companies (or anyone) should not be responsible for accessibility problems.