Overview

A practical workshop where we spend time grappling with what to do in situations where it’s most challenging to achieve the design aesthetic you want and make websites and mobile apps accessible – how to apply checkpoints to ensure they don’t cause ‘lowest common denominator’ design.

You will learn how to

Do inclusive design in a best-practice way, including:

Understanding the range of people that benefit from accessible design
An overview of the international standards: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.1
A presentation and discussion of the key challenges of accessible UX / UI design
In depth review of the WCAG 2.1 checkpoints that impact design including practical accessibility critique and discussion of designs
How to apply accessibility requirements creatively in design work to retain a great customer experience
Use of accessibility tools and checklist to test your own work

Is this for you?

Suitable for User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI) and Visual Designers, and those who have an interest in inclusive design

Benefits to you/your organisation

Gaining confidence that you know how to design digital products which are accessible as well as beautiful
Understand how to balance accessibility and brand requirements
Understand how to document accessibility requirements in your design documentation so that developers code them correctly for accessibility
By putting accessibility early in design, it increases your ability to give all users get a good digital experience and reduces the cost of rework and testing
Ability to identify potential accessibility problems in design so that they can be fixed before developers code them
Knowing where to use personalisation in inclusive design in order to deliver accessibility requirements

Pre-Requisites

General UX and visual design knowledge
Laptop, and you are welcome to bring along samples of what you are working on

Overview

You will learn how to

Do inclusive design in a best-practice way, including:

Is this for you?

Benefits to you/your organisation

Pre-Requisites

About Hassell Inclusion

Accessibility for UX & Visual Designers - (Remote - 2 half days) July 2020

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