Accessible Interfaces
Designing so that more people can actually use it.
A practical course on accessibility for designers and engineers. It covers semantics, keyboard behaviour, contrast, motion and assistive technology, and treats accessibility as a design constraint that improves the work for everyone.
5h
Study time
15
Lessons
4
Modules
4.9
Rating
264 reviews
Enrolled
2 of 15 lessons complete
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Subjects covered
6 topics
Knowledge map
What you will be able to do
- Build interfaces that work end-to-end with a keyboard
- Choose colour and type that meet real contrast requirements
- Use semantics and ARIA correctly, and know when not to
- Audit an existing interface and prioritise the findings
Curriculum
4 modules · 15 lessons
- 01Landmarks, Headings and OrderThe judgement calls behind semantics, and what each of them costs.22m
- 02The Element You Already HaveA close look at keyboard and the failures it is meant to prevent.18m
- 03Names, Roles and ValuesHow contrast works in practice, once the deadline is real.24m
- 04When ARIA Makes Things WorseWhere aria usually goes wrong, and how to notice it early.20m
- 01Focus Order and Visible FocusWhere auditing usually goes wrong, and how to notice it early.20m
- 02Dialogs, Drawers and Focus ReturnHow motion works in practice, once the deadline is real.26m
- 03Skip Links and Long NavigationThe working method for semantics, reduced to what actually matters.16m
- 04Testing With the Keyboard OnlyHow keyboard works in practice, once the deadline is real.18m
- 01Contrast Ratios in PracticeHow contrast works in practice, once the deadline is real.20m
- 02Never Colour AloneThe working method for aria, reduced to what actually matters.16m
- 03Respecting Reduced MotionThe judgement calls behind auditing, and what each of them costs.18m
- 04Text That ScalesWhere motion usually goes wrong, and how to notice it early.20m
- 01A Repeatable Audit PassThe working method for semantics, reduced to what actually matters.24m
- 02Prioritising by SeverityMaking keyboard explicit enough that somebody else could repeat it.20m
- 03Writing the ReportThe working method for contrast, reduced to what actually matters.18m
Assessment
Assessment is by written response. Quizzes are retryable and explained after submission.
Quizzes
- Semantics and Focus7 questions · pass 75%
Assignments
- A First-Hour Audit25 points
What students say
- 5 out of 5Diego Ferreira — Engineering manager
What I did not expect was how much of this is about writing things down. Half the value was being forced to state what I was optimising for.
- 5 out of 5Karel Novák — Analyst
The quiz explanations are worth taking seriously — I learned more from the two I got wrong than from the four I got right.
- 5 out of 5Paulo Cardoso — Researcher
I have taken a lot of courses on this subject and this is the first one that explains why the rules exist rather than just listing them.
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