2014
Lynda
Derek Featherstone
1:20
English

The Internet has removed many obstacles to communication and interaction. However, when websites, technologies, or tools are poorly designed, they can create barriers that exclude people with disabilities from using the web. In this course, you'll learn how accessibility lowers the barrier to entry, by providing equal access and opportunity to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive abilities. Derek Featherstone introduces the core concepts of accessibility as they apply to UX design, including an overview of the assistive technology visitors may use to access your projects. He includes practical examples, from re-creating visual interactions to writing great alternative text; introduces different personas and their unique challenges navigating the web; and shows how to make accessibility a regular part of your design workflow. Once you learn the foundations, you'll find that the benefits of accessibility--enhanced search, improved usability, and increased audience reach--aid your designs almost as much as they aid your users.

Introduction
Welcome
1. What Is Accessibility?
Defining 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/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

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