A11y and Neurodiversity in Design: Towards a more Inclusive Web ✨
Welcome to the Prototypr Digest, Issue #210 👁✨Accessibility has had significant focus in the design community in recent years. As Danny Ruchtie, Head of Design at CodeSandbox writes, the focus often goes towards optimising for visual impairment and colourblindness.
It’s great progress, but there hasn’t yet been the same attention for Dyslexia — something around 16% of the world have in some form. In his post, Ruchtie explains what Dyslexia is, and shares ideas on how to design better for dyslexics:
- 👁 People with Dyslexia are more geared towards processing visual information
- ✍️ Combine good content design and great visual design
- 💬 Use graphical elements like colour, rhythm, iconography, and typography to support content
In this issue, you’ll find articles on neurodiversity, accessibility and more. 👇
Design Technology and Dyslexia by Danny Ruchtie→
In recent years, there has been a significant focus on accessibility in the design community, which is a massive step in the right direction. A lot of attention is going to optimising for the…
Recommended Reading
Curated articles on Accessibility and Neurodiversity from the Prototypr publication and beyond.
Cognitive UX Design Principles from a Neurodivergent Perspective by Gareth Ford Williams →
With so much of what neurodivergent users need being rooted in a mixture of usability best practices and accessibility considerations, Gareth provides a Cognitive perspective on UX Design Principles with a neurodivergent perspective.
The four hammers of accessibility by H Locke→
“I currently work in an environment where creative and visual design is paramount; UI that is inclusive and accessible is second to opinion.” Hannah shares how to influence a reluctant stakeholder to prioritise accessbility.
What is Neurodiversity and How It Applies to Web Design by Eden Spivak →
Neurodiverse users shouldn’t be seen as edge cases. Here are the basic principles of designing with neurodiversity in mind to create a more inclusive web.
Accessibility = innovation by Mischa Andrews →
“Innovation” is often used as an excuse for avoiding accessibility. Let’s pivot these conversations to get more people excited about accessibility and an awesome future.
Designing for cognitive (dis)abilities by Maeva Cecchi and Marina Castejon →
In a nutshell, thinking of cognitive disabilities is beneficial to all of us, whether we have a clinical disability or not: our cognitive abilities will vary depending on the context.
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Curated by Graeme 👋
