Making a Case for Accessibility in Your Organization
29mGeneral2023-01-05
Authors

Christina Mallon
Award-Winning Inclusive Designer | Disability Activist | Board Member
Course details
Accessibility is an important focus for many companies but how can you build out a program that has an impact and scalability? In this course, inclusive design expert Christina Mallon shows you how to make the case for accessibility and make the narrative appealing to your audience. Get started on your accessibility journey by focusing on culture, developing your strategy, applying accessibility goals to business strategies, and investing in the tools and processes you need. Learn how to create good habits and model the behavior you want to encourage. Explore ways to test and validate toward accessibility standards, then find out how to build momentum by scaling accessibility and improving the ecosystem. Discover how to build inclusive experiences, include accessibility in your product development lifecycle, and focus on usability. Plus, learn how to construct a customized narrative based on your audience.
Skills covered
AccessibilityDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)User ExperienceDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Building an accessibility program
1. Beginning Your Accessibility Journey
- 02 - Focus on culture
- 03 - Develop your strategy
- 04 - Develop your accessibility maturity model
- 05 - Invest in tools and processes
2. Building Momentum
- 06 - Create good habits and model behavior
- 07 - Test and validate toward accessibility standards
- 08 - Scale accessibility
- 09 - Improve the ecosystem
3. Innovating for Accessibility
- 10 - Build inclusive experiences
- 11 - Product development lifecycle
- 12 - Focus on usability
4. Developing Your Narrative
- 13 - Storytelling for your audience
Conclusion
- 14 - Action plan
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