Designing Accessibility: Make Your Designs Beautiful and Accessible to All
taught by: Robert Jolly
Description:
Accessibility and great design are not mutually exclusive! Learn some of the tricks used by world-class designers to follow best practices for accessibility without sacrificing aesthetics. This class will feature accessible alternatives to common design problems, featuring real-world examples and insights from some of the best-designed – and most accessible – sites on the web.
Practical Skills:
- Overview of design consideration vs accessibility
- Understand why good design is accessible design
- Learn about universal design as a concept and in practice
- Introduce role and value of accessible design pattern libraries
Prerequisites:
- None
Presentation Materials:
Inclusive Design · Seminar (August 27, 2020)
Accessibility is only one component of an overall Inclusive Design approach. Learn how to connect the dots between different disciplines of Inclusive Design, including accessibility. Define requirements and safeguards to ensure inclusion for all. Web Accessibility Expert and Knowbility Tech Team Lead Eric Eggert explains the big picture on Thursday, August 27, 2020, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM (CT).