Part of my work involves creating web UI, and the accessibility part of it is a bit annoying because I'm not very familiar with it.
But then I think about the people who have to rely on screen reader tools and then my irritation seems insignificant in comparison. Just do it, there's no excuse for having non-accessible web UI.
Also, if you're using either plain HTML or a library such as FluentUI that provides components with accessibility built-in, you get it without any effort. It's only when the designers make things complicated that it requires extra effort to make things accessible.
Custom dropdowns are the worst offenders. Most annoy keyboard users too and many are completely inaccessible.
Replicating the accessibility and keyboard functionality built into a basic <select> tag is really hard. I wish developers would just use the plain <select> or just make it a text entry field instead.
But then I think about the people who have to rely on screen reader tools and then my irritation seems insignificant in comparison. Just do it, there's no excuse for having non-accessible web UI.
Also, if you're using either plain HTML or a library such as FluentUI that provides components with accessibility built-in, you get it without any effort. It's only when the designers make things complicated that it requires extra effort to make things accessible.