I agree. I think one place where ChatGPT (or GitHub Copilot Chat he says with a smile) can help is better describing the rationale behind the WCAG guidance. But as your experience demonstrated, it does depend and it does sometimes need guidance. I don't think someone could learn accessibility from AI, but I think it could further enhance their understanding.
The switch flipped for me in better understanding accessibility when I heard a screen reader for the first time. The experience others had became "real" to me as it was a site I was building.
In turn, being able to ask ChatGPT or another tool "Is this accessible" and the important follow-up of "Why isn't this accessible" helps the developer learn in real-time on a specific scenario they're currently working on. This is far more impactful, as you mention, than simply giving someone a list of rules and saying "just do this."
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I agree. I think one place where ChatGPT (or GitHub Copilot Chat he says with a smile) can help is better describing the rationale behind the WCAG guidance. But as your experience demonstrated, it does depend and it does sometimes need guidance. I don't think someone could learn accessibility from AI, but I think it could further enhance their understanding.
The switch flipped for me in better understanding accessibility when I heard a screen reader for the first time. The experience others had became "real" to me as it was a site I was building.
In turn, being able to ask ChatGPT or another tool "Is this accessible" and the important follow-up of "Why isn't this accessible" helps the developer learn in real-time on a specific scenario they're currently working on. This is far more impactful, as you mention, than simply giving someone a list of rules and saying "just do this."