UI/UX Design Intermediate Free

Accessibility and Inclusive Design

WCAG's four principles and conformance levels, the exact contrast and keyboard rules interviewers fact-check, how screen readers actually consume a page, and the inclusive-design lens that goes beyond compliance

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Covers the WCAG POUR principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) with a concrete example of each, the A/AA/AAA conformance levels and why AA is the real-world target, exact WCAG 2.1 AA contrast ratios (4.5:1 normal text, 3:1 large text and UI components), keyboard navigation and visible focus indicators, how screen readers build the accessibility tree from semantic HTML and ARIA, ARIA landmarks and labels, the Microsoft Inclusive Design framework's permanent/temporary/situational model, and a worked 'make this dropdown accessible' interview walkthrough.

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Auditing a Low-Contrast Analytics Dashboard

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Making an Icon-Only Toolbar Accessible

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Applying the Inclusive Design Lens to a Video-Conferencing Feature

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Reviewing a Custom Tab Component Before Launch

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Compliance-Only Accessibility vs. Inclusive Design in Practice

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Accessibility and Inclusive Design Quiz

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