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Everyone, and welcome back.

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We're going to be talking about something that I'm pretty passionate about, and that is accessibility.

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Now we live in an incredibly diverse world full of so many types of users, and we can assume that all

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users are going to experience our products in the same way.

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And here comes accessibility.

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And simply that is why it's so important.

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If one person can actually use your designs or your product, you really have to them.

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An accessible product is one where all your users can actually enjoy it.

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Unfortunately, when we design products, we always design for the majority of users in mind, which

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are users who do not experience any difficulty in using any type of product.

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In most cases, there is very little insight into designing individual components that will work for

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every user.

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Nobody ever thinks about the user who has functioned only in one hand or user who has trouble with hearing,

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or a user who has visual impairments, accessible design and creating a better experience for everyone.

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It could be for somebody who has a permanent disability or maybe a temporary disability and even a situational

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impairment.

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Contrary to popular belief, accessible design is sacrificing the visual quality of your product.

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It does, in fact, make it better for every single user.

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Let's take a moment to think about our world, think about ramps or sloped curbs.

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Now, they've been designed for helping those in wheelchairs get around.

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This isn't the only use, though.

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Think about everywhere.

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You have seen a ramp to curb parents with strollers, people making deliveries with trolleys, people

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bike riding.

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I mean, it just makes our life that much easier.

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What about pushed open buttons?

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They're installed in most stores, in most places to aid people in wheelchairs.

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And if you're to think if they weren't installed in a place or an establishment, you'd think that that

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would be pretty odd.

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They help all of us when you have too many bags to carry or a child that can't really muster the strength

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to open the door by themselves.

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Also, sometimes it's just easier to use one.

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We shouldn't have the mindset that accessibility is a checklist or a set of requirements, but it should

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be ingrained in how we design.

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We should be designing for all people.

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Next, I'm going to talk about some assistive technologies.