Practical Accessibility for Designers
2h 6mBeginner2022-08-23
Authors

Chimmy Kalu
Product Designer
Course details
Take a deep look at designing and building accessible experiences with expert Chimmy Kalu, including practical examples and exercises to help personalize the learning experience. Chimmy offers a new perspective on accessibility in your designs and explains why prioritizing accessibility is a requirement in today’s world. She defines accessibility and goes over two common accessibility standards, as well as ways to test web accessibility. Chimmy devotes much of the course to deep dives into making websites work for people with vision impairments, D/deaf people, and neurodiverse people. Plus, she shows you some topics you should consider, to ensure that people can use your website, regardless of their mobility status.
Skills covered
SketchBohemianAccessibilityFigmaDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)User ExperiencePersona
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Gain a new perspective on accessibility in your designs
- 02 - What you should know
1. Introduction to Accessibility
- 03 - Why should you prioritize accessibility
- 04 - Defining accessibility
- 05 - Accessibility standards
- 06 - Testing web accessibility - Understanding the process
- 07 - Testing web accessibility - Using tools
- 08 - Testing web accessibility - Human testers
2. Making Websites Work for People with Vision Impairments
- 09 - How vision impairments affect access
- 10 - Creating accessible navigation
- 11 - Text and typography for a range of vision needs
- 12 - How contrast affects accessibility
- 13 - Designing accessible forms
- 14 - Making images accessible for blind people
- 15 - How to treat colours for accessibility
- 16 - Making UX copy accessible for blind people
3. Making Websites Work for D deaf People
- 17 - What is D deafness
- 18 - Subtitles, captions, and transcripts
- 19 - Live content
4. Making Websites Work for Neurodiverse People
- 20 - Making websites understandable
- 21 - Making text readable
- 22 - Making text legible
- 23 - Making websites consistent and predictable
- 24 - Helping users avoid and correct mistakes
5. Ensuring People Can Use Your Website Regardless of Mobility Status
- 25 - Making websites operable
- 26 - Navigating without a mouse
- 27 - User control of content
- 28 - Tap or touch area
- 29 - Adapting design to different devices
Conclusion
- 30 - Summary of course and exercises