From the course: Designing for Digital Accessibility in Online Learning

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Define digital accessibility and WCAG

Define digital accessibility and WCAG

From the course: Designing for Digital Accessibility in Online Learning

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Define digital accessibility and WCAG

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- Imagine you're ready to dive into a new online course. You open the first module, but the captions are missing. The text blends into the background. The buttons don't say what they do. You click around trying to make it work, but the message is clear. This space wasn't made with you in mind. That's the power of design. It communicates something immediately. And when it comes to learning, that message should always be, you belong here. So let's talk about accessibility in design. Accessibility isn't something you tack on later. It starts from the moment you begin designing every choice, whether it be captioning, a video, choosing a readable font, using clear button labels. Each is a chance to include someone who might otherwise be left out. Accessibility is more than a checklist. It's a mindset, a commitment that says no one should be excluded because of how a learning experience is built. So what does that look like in practice? It looks like adding captions during production, not…

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