[Draft] Designer Modules in Curricula on Web Accessibility: A Framework to Build Your Own Courses

Introduction

The designer modules guide the creation of courses that:

• introduce key accessibility terms for designers and relate some design terms to accessibility
• present strategies to understand and involve people with disabilities in user research activities
• demonstrate and explain how accessible design enables people with disabilities to use websites and applications
• teach accessible design techniques for:
  • user research
  • visual design
  • information design
  • user experience
  • interaction design

These modules focus on user research, visual, and interaction aspects to design accessible web pages and applications. The modules primarily address the following roles:

• User Researcher
• Visual Designer
• Information Architect
• User Experience (UX) Designer
• Interaction Designer

Prerequisites for Students

The designer modules are designed for students who have achieved the learning outcomes from the following subset of Foundation modules:

• Module 1: What is Web accessibility
  • Topic: Stories of People with Disabilities
  • Topic: Scope of Web Accessibility
• Module 2: People and Digital Technology
  • Topic: Diverse Abilities, Tools, and Strategies
  • Topic: Components of Web Accessibility
• Module 4: Principles, Standards, and Checks
  • Topic: Principles of Web Accessibility
  • Topic: W3C Accessibility Standards
  • Topic: Hands-on Experience of Standards
• Module 5: Getting Started with Accessibility
  • Topic: Roles and Responsibilities