Everyone, and welcome back.
We're going to be talking about something that I'm pretty passionate about, and that is accessibility.
Now we live in an incredibly diverse world full of so many types of users, and we can assume that all
users are going to experience our products in the same way.
And here comes accessibility.
And simply that is why it's so important.
If one person can actually use your designs or your product, you really have to them.
An accessible product is one where all your users can actually enjoy it.
Unfortunately, when we design products, we always design for the majority of users in mind, which
are users who do not experience any difficulty in using any type of product.
In most cases, there is very little insight into designing individual components that will work for
every user.
Nobody ever thinks about the user who has functioned only in one hand or user who has trouble with hearing,
or a user who has visual impairments, accessible design and creating a better experience for everyone.
It could be for somebody who has a permanent disability or maybe a temporary disability and even a situational
impairment.
Contrary to popular belief, accessible design is sacrificing the visual quality of your product.
It does, in fact, make it better for every single user.
Let's take a moment to think about our world, think about ramps or sloped curbs.
Now, they've been designed for helping those in wheelchairs get around.
This isn't the only use, though.
Think about everywhere.
You have seen a ramp to curb parents with strollers, people making deliveries with trolleys, people
bike riding.
I mean, it just makes our life that much easier.
What about pushed open buttons?
They're installed in most stores, in most places to aid people in wheelchairs.
And if you're to think if they weren't installed in a place or an establishment, you'd think that that
would be pretty odd.
They help all of us when you have too many bags to carry or a child that can't really muster the strength
to open the door by themselves.
Also, sometimes it's just easier to use one.
We shouldn't have the mindset that accessibility is a checklist or a set of requirements, but it should
be ingrained in how we design.
We should be designing for all people.
Next, I'm going to talk about some assistive technologies.