Accessibility, the Design Handoff, and You!

Including Accessibility in Design

What is Inclusive Design?

Not just designing for people with disabilities, but including people with disabilities in the design process.

Consider the UXs for people...

• who are sighted and use keyboard-only
• who are blind or low vision and use a screen reader
• who are sighted and use a screen reader
• who use voice recognition
• with monochromatic vision
• that only use landscape orientation
• that only use portrait orientation
• susceptible to motion sickness or vertigo

Quick Tips for Designing More Accessibly

• Check designs in grayscale to avoid using color alone
• Use text with icons for voice recognition users
• Use color contrast palette creators to ensure sufficient text contrast
• Try to use keyboard alone for an afternoon
  • Might be useful to prepare a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet