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How we do our work matters: Accessibility and Inclusive Design
How we do our work matters: Accessibility and Inclusive Design
By Derek Featherstone
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In attempting to read an online PDF magazine type thing embedded in a website, I found myself wanting to make it bigger... as one does. Imagine my…
In attempting to read an online PDF magazine type thing embedded in a website, I found myself wanting to make it bigger... as one does. Imagine my…
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Meeting and becoming friends with Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers after I discovered the ‘LEGO The Office’ set was the first set he and his…
Meeting and becoming friends with Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers after I discovered the ‘LEGO The Office’ set was the first set he and his…
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Accessibility for Web Design
LinkedIn Learning
See publicationFrom the course overview: "Internationally recognized accessibility expert Derek Featherstone walks through examples of common web interaction flows, and then steps through considerations and tactical strategies for each component, to assure that people with disabilities can easily complete those tasks. Learn the proper use of color, contrast, and motion, and find out how to design keyboard interactions and touch interfaces; incorporate images, sound, and video; design accessible forms;…
From the course overview: "Internationally recognized accessibility expert Derek Featherstone walks through examples of common web interaction flows, and then steps through considerations and tactical strategies for each component, to assure that people with disabilities can easily complete those tasks. Learn the proper use of color, contrast, and motion, and find out how to design keyboard interactions and touch interfaces; incorporate images, sound, and video; design accessible forms; structure content at the tag level; and balance responsive design with accessibility."
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UX Foundations: Accessibility
LinkedIn Learning
See publicationIn this course, I introduce 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. There's lots of practical examples -- from re-creating visual interactions to writing great alternative text; we'll introduce different personas and their unique challenges navigating the web; and we'll work on making accessibility a regular part of your design workflow. This course is designed for UX types, but is…
In this course, I introduce 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. There's lots of practical examples -- from re-creating visual interactions to writing great alternative text; we'll introduce different personas and their unique challenges navigating the web; and we'll work on making accessibility a regular part of your design workflow. This course is designed for UX types, but is full of foundational details on accessibility that are valuable for anyone that works on digital teams -- designer, developer, tester, product management, and content creators too!
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