UX Foundations: Accessibility

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

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