> I'd say developers who aren't web developers trying to do web dev seems to be the cause of this.
Hard disagree. I've seen a ton of decent web developers (i.e. people who can use modern CSS, layouts, and modern web stacks) reinventing buttons and links and forgetting about accessibility.
It's a completely orthogonal thing to the dev background.
> people who can use modern CSS, layouts, and modern web stacks) reinventing buttons and links
Yes, these are exactly the people I'm talking about :) You and me just differ in that I won't call them "decent" if they don't understand linking properly.
Hard disagree. I've seen a ton of decent web developers (i.e. people who can use modern CSS, layouts, and modern web stacks) reinventing buttons and links and forgetting about accessibility.
It's a completely orthogonal thing to the dev background.