Guidelines on Designing for Accessibility in UX Design
summary
Claims concrete wins and failures: about 1 in 5 people need accessible web content, WCAG defines A AA AAA levels, captions are required for pre recorded media to hit level A, transcripts and alt text boost searchability. Measured rules include 4.5:1 contrast for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Tools and tests actually used: JAWS NVDA VoiceOver TalkBack, the WAVE extension, axe and SortSite, keyboard navigation and screen reader audits, avoid autoplay and provide visible focus.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:04What is Web Accessibility
- 7:47Why Design and Code with Accessibility in Mind
- 12:03Assistive Technology
- 12:57Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- 14:26WCAG Levels of Conformance
- 15:51Guidelines on the use of Color
- 18:09Guidelines on Contrast
- 19:34Guidelines for Images and Non-Text Elements
- 22:05Guidelines for Audio, Video and Multimedia
- 27:32Guidelines for Forms
- 29:01Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
- 30:37Resources for Web Accessibility Testing
- 34:50Web Accessibility Testing - Mobile
- 36:32Key Takeaways
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