Inclusive & Accessible UX Design Course

Lesson 1 • Business and Ethical Case for Accessibility

Presents market size, legal risk, and brand value arguments for accessibility investment. Equips designers to advocate internally for inclusive practices.

Lesson 2 • Defining Inclusive and Accessible Design

Clarifies the distinction between inclusive design, universal design, and accessibility. Grounds all subsequent chapters in shared, precise vocabulary.

Lesson 3 • Global Accessibility Standards Overview

Surveys internationally recognized accessibility guidelines and conformance levels. Provides the regulatory context designers must navigate across industries.

Lesson 1 • Responsive and Adaptive Visual Layouts

Examines how zoom, reflow, and orientation changes affect perceivability. Prepares designers to test layouts across magnification and viewport conditions.

Lesson 2 • Text Alternatives for Non-Text Content

Covers writing effective alt text, long descriptions, and captions for images, icons, and charts. Ensures screen reader users receive equivalent information.

Lesson 3 • Accessible Audio and Video Content

Addresses captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and media player controls. Connects multimedia accessibility to both deaf and blind user needs.

Lesson 1 • Pointer and Touch Interaction Design

Covers touch target sizing, gesture alternatives, and pointer cancellation. Addresses motor impairment needs across mobile and desktop contexts.

Lesson 2 • Keyboard Accessibility Fundamentals

Establishes tab order, focus management, and keyboard shortcut design. Forms the baseline for all non-pointer interaction patterns covered in this chapter.

Lesson 3 • Navigable and Findable Interfaces

Covers page titles, headings, landmarks, and multiple navigation pathways. Enables users with cognitive and motor disabilities to locate content efficiently.

Lesson 1 • Cognitive Load Reduction Strategies

Applies chunking, progressive disclosure, and memory-aid patterns to interface design. Supports users with ADHD, memory impairments, and processing differences.

Lesson 2 • Consistent and Predictable UI Patterns

Establishes rules for consistent navigation, labeling, and component behavior across screens. Reduces cognitive overhead and prevents user disorientation.

Lesson 3 • Accessible Forms and Input Design

Covers label association, input purpose, error identification, and inline help. Directly reduces form abandonment caused by inaccessible input patterns.

Lesson 1 • Live Regions and Dynamic Content

Covers ARIA live regions, status messages, and dynamic update announcements. Ensures screen reader users receive real-time feedback from interactive interfaces.

Lesson 2 • ARIA Roles, States, and Properties

Teaches correct ARIA usage to supplement native semantics for custom components. Covers the first rule of ARIA and common misuse patterns to avoid.

Lesson 3 • Assistive Technology Ecosystem

Surveys screen readers, switch access, voice control, and braille displays. Prepares designers to understand how their decisions affect diverse AT users.

Lesson 1 • Form Controls and Data Entry

Specifies accessible custom checkboxes, radios, selects, and date pickers. Bridges the gap between visual design and functional accessibility for inputs.

Lesson 2 • Navigation and Menu Components

Applies keyboard interaction patterns and ARIA to menus, tabs, and breadcrumbs. Resolves the most frequent navigation component accessibility failures.

Lesson 3 • Data Tables and Complex Visualizations

Teaches table header association, caption usage, and chart text alternatives. Ensures data-heavy interfaces remain accessible to screen reader and low-vision users.

Lesson 4 • Notifications, Alerts, and Feedback

Designs accessible error, success, warning, and info feedback patterns. Connects component-level feedback to the live region and timing principles from earlier chapters.

Lesson 1 • Analysing and Prioritising Accessibility Findings

Applies severity rating frameworks to accessibility issues found in research. Produces prioritised backlogs that connect user impact to development effort.

Lesson 2 • Recruiting Participants with Disabilities

Covers ethical recruitment, screening criteria, and accommodation planning for disabled participants. Addresses the practical barriers that exclude disabled users from research.

Lesson 3 • Conducting Assistive Technology Testing Sessions

Guides facilitators through screen reader, switch, and voice control test sessions. Builds practical skills for observing and interpreting AT-specific interaction behaviours.

Lesson 1 • Integrating Accessibility into Design Workflows

Embeds accessibility checkpoints into discovery, design, and handoff stages. Prevents late-stage remediation by shifting accessibility left in the product lifecycle.

Lesson 2 • Accessibility in Design Systems

Integrates accessibility tokens, annotations, and documentation into component libraries. Scales inclusive design decisions across products through shared system governance.

Lesson 3 • Measuring and Reporting Accessibility Progress

Defines KPIs, conformance dashboards, and stakeholder reporting formats for accessibility. Connects design outcomes to business metrics that resonate with leadership.

Lesson 4 • Building an Accessibility Champion Culture

Develops training programmes, champion networks, and leadership buy-in strategies. Sustains organisational accessibility commitment beyond compliance-driven initiatives.