Soren

Cohort 2 - Hybrid

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Soren Hamby

Applied Accessibility for Designers

Co Founder and CEO

UX Designer & Researcher

Principal Designer

Head of Product Design

Applied Accessibility for Designers is the course I wish I had when starting my accessibility journey. I've taken so many courses for developers, which vastly deepened my knowledge of accessibility, but when it comes to design and product, I've mostly learned by doing and peer-to-peer. I've created this comprehensive, cohort-based course that empowers designers and product owners with the practical skills and advocacy techniques to build inclusive and accessible digital experiences. This course delves deeper into considering accessibility at the early stages of a product and the operational level, offering hands-on projects, specialist-led lessons and discussions, and collaborative sessions to ensure you can effectively integrate knowledge and advocate for accessibility in your professional roles. As a design leader and accessibility specialist with disabilities, I'm ready to share my tested techniques, which I've developed through my personal, professional, and academic experience of design and disability. We'll also dive into the deeper end — advocating for accessibility with peers and decision-makers in organizations.By the end of this course, you will be able to:1. Understand the principles and guidelines of digital accessibility.2. Implement accessible design practices in UI design.3. Conduct accessibility audits and usability testing.4. Create accessible design systems and components.5. Advocate for accessibility within their organizations.6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure inclusive product development.7. Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in accessibility. This class consists of lessons, 90 minute collaborative discussions, and take-home assignments.

Get comfortable with leading accessibility in design and product

Course syllabus

Join us for live class discussions! 90 minutes of live time with other accessibility learners a week and time to ask your most pressing questions!

Sessions: Fridays

Asynchronous projects help you apply what you've learned and understand what you can continue to learn.

Weekly projects

Bite-sized videos and demos will show you best practices and lectures, as well as hands-on activities.

Video Lessons

Course schedule

UX Designers with an understanding of how to design for web but would like to understand accessibility best practices

Product Designers and Product Owners who want to dig into a comprehensive view of accessibility operations and daily agile team processes

Managers of designers and cross-functional product teams who want to upskill their design team in accessibility or shift into a11y ops

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

get clear on who needs accessibility, how accessibility benefits everyone, and practice-guiding principlesExample projects:<ul><li>Conduct an accessibility audit of a popular website or app</li><li>Assistive tech practice and reflection</li></ul>

Build Accessibility Foundations for best UI practices

Sample projects:<ul><li>Design an accessible design component, ensuring each adheres to accessibility guidelines.</li><li>Write product and component requirements/acceptance criteria for better accessibility documentation at the ideation stage.</li></ul>Frameworks:<ul><li>Design systems</li><li>Agile</li><li>WCAG 2.1</li></ul>

Understand the role and limitations of documentation and design systems in accessibility

Apply design and content guidelines to your work immediately, and develop valuable soft skills for personal growth. Then, chart where you can apply these skills immediately in your organization. Sample projects:<ul><li>Roadmap accessibility in product development</li><li>Personal growth map</li></ul>

Plan your personal growth using accessibility team roles

Discover advanced topics in designing for accessibility from someone working to upskill teams daily.<ul><li>Service Design</li><li>Research with users with disabilities</li><li>Enterprise patterns</li></ul>

Discover advanced topics

Accessibility Audits: What Now?

A seasoned UX design leader and accessibility specialist, author, and speaker

I'll share the purpose and content of an accessibility audit as well as a birds eye view of criteria and metrics.

Understanding Accessibility Audits

How audits are different and how to implement results at different product development phases.

Learn directly from Soren

Soren

Courses

Applied Accessibility for Designers

Lightning Lessons

Accessibility Audits: What Now?

Resources

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