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Accessible Design

Accessible Design 


About

According to OurHC , Accessible design, sometimes called universal design, is an approach to designing that pays special attention to accessibility for everyone. the point of accessible design is to present information clearly and thoughtfully to be inclusive and non-stigmatizing.

The Three key Factors 

Text

When designing text for documents. the most important feature should be legibility. Text includes font, size, and spacing to name a few. 
A good example would be: 
For text to be legible it is important to consider font, spacing, size, style, and contrast. 
A bad example would be: 
For text to be legible it is important to consider font, spacing, size, style, and contrast. 

Organization

The visual organization of a document is an important feature in comprehension. Paragraphs, Columns, White Space, Images and their placement are all important factors of organization. 

Web/ Digital

Either when creating original text or transferring printed text to become digital it's important to pay attention to the accessibility. You can keep your digital documents accessible by using paragraph styles, such as the headers here. You can use summarized URL links like the one from OurHC, and finally, you can use captions for videos.