Accessibility work gets harder when it is treated as polish. By then, the layout is fixed, the interaction model is set, and every change feels like a compromise.

I try to bring accessibility questions into the early structure of a design. What needs focus first? Can the flow survive without motion? Does the content make sense out of layout?

These questions do not slow the work as much as people expect. They usually reveal decisions the team needed to make anyway.

Accessibility before polish makes the product stronger because inclusion becomes part of the design logic, not a layer added at the end.