In this learning path, you’ll explore essential concepts of digital accessibility to ensure websites and apps are inclusive for all users. You'll learn guidelines and techniques for designing, developing, and testing digital products that are accessible to people with disabilities, creating a seamless experience that goes beyond compliance.
Keyboard accessibility is crucial because it ensures that users who rely on keyboards, including those with disabilities, can navigate and interact with websites and apps effectively. This broadens the user experience for a wider audience and ensures compliance with legal accessibility requirements.
Screen reader support is essential because it enables individuals who are blind or have low vision to access and interact with websites and apps by converting text and other elements into speech and/or Braille. This ensures equal access to digital content and products, promoting inclusivity and helping meet accessibility standards.
Understanding color and contrast are essential for accessibility in digital products like apps and websites. It ensures that content is readable and navigable for all users, including those with visual impairments, promoting an inclusive online experience. In this module, you learn the importance of color and contrast in digital design for accessibility.
Resize and reflow are important for ensuring that web content remains accessible and usable across different devices, screen sizes, and user preferences. This ensures equal access to digital content and products, promoting inclusivity and meeting accessibility standards. In this module, you will learn why supporting resize and reflow is crucial for creating accessible websites and apps.
Accessibility annotations are labels or comments included in designs for digital products to outline how elements should be made accessible. They offer directions to developers, designers, and testers to help ensure content is usable by individuals with disabilities.
There are various tools and reports at your disposal that can highlight issues that need to be addressed. There are also standards like ARIA tags that will make your app usable by all.
Diagnose and fix common web accessibility issues in an ASP.NET Core application.
This module introduces accessibility concepts for game titles, gaming platforms, and gaming hardware. You learn about the core elements in gaming experiences that influence accessibility and how those elements can affect the experiences of gamers with visual, hearing, mobility, and cognitive disabilities.
Learn about foundational accessibility best practice concepts that you can use to guide the development of games and platforms. Also learn about the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, a free online resource for developers that provides a comprehensive list of best practices organized by specific game elements and features.