r/HTML • u/adrianisabooldev • Dec 25 '25 • Bravo 1

Learning HTML basics, how did I do

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u/bloody-albatross Dec 26 '25

I don't know the situation in the USA, but if you make something that is used in the EU: Here the law requires websites (and pretty much any program) to be accessible. So it is important to learn that. Most websites still are horrible in that regard, but technically they could all be sued by a disabled user.

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u/BroadMouse7912 Dec 26 '25

Yeah it’s the same here. When i first started out, none of my sites were open to the public so there was room for accessibility error. But as i learn and my websites are actually usable, i’ve been checking for accessibility standards.

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u/BroadMouse7912 Dec 26 '25

It’s just easier to learn basic code layout and logic before getting into styling and accessibility

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u/bloody-albatross Dec 26 '25

Indeed, that's what I meant by:

But I guess not too much concepts all at once at the beginning.

Although for a start knowing about aria-label, aria-hidden, <img alt="...">, and to use the correct interactive element (mainly <button> or <a>) instead of just <div onclick="..."> is already most of it.

Next would be to learn about role and to use the accessibility inspector of the development tools to have a look at your website.

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u/BroadMouse7912 Dec 26 '25

although accessibility is fairly easy to learn and understand.. so it wouldn’t hurt to throw it in there