UX Foundations: Accessibility

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to incorporate accessibility into your design process and make your next web project more accessible to all people, including those with disabilities.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome

1. What Is Accessibility?

What is accessibility?
Views of accessibility
Accessibility and user experience

2. Accessibility by Example

Managing flow
Re-creating visual interactions
Ensuring proximity in your design
Setting expectations
Writing the perfect content
Designing for memory issues

3. Tools and Techniques

Overview of voice recognition software
Overview of screen magnifiers
Overview of screen readers
Overview of hardware assistive technology

4. Personas for People with Disabilities

People are people
Vision issues
Hearing issues
Mobility and dexterity issues
Cognitive issues
Aging into disability

5. Integrating Accessibility into Your UX Work and Process

Accessibility in content strategy
Accessibility and layout
Accessibility and visual design
Accessibility and interaction design
Accessibility and user research

Conclusion

More resources and next steps

Taught by

Derek Featherstone

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