--- title: 5 Web Accessibility Myths | daily.dev description: Many websites which exist today are not accessible. This causes people with disabilities, especially those who use assistive technologies, to not interact with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/5-web-accessibility-myths-k80l-kks3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 5 Web Accessibility Myths | daily.dev og:description: Many websites which exist today are not accessible. This causes people with disabilities, especially those who use assistive technologies, to not interact with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-web-accessibility-myths-k80l-kks3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/k80l_kks3.png og:image:alt: 5 Web Accessibility Myths og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 5 Web Accessibility Myths **[DZone](https://daily.dev/sources/dz)** · 5 min read · 26 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Many websites which exist today are not accessible. This causes people with disabilities, especially those who use assistive technologies, to not interact with the web effectively. We examine some myths which can stop companies and individuals from investing in proper web accessibility efforts. Join the DZone community and get the full member experience. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@danieltp19** · 0 upvotes > The web accessibility is often overlooked. 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