Skill Profile
Accessibility Design
"Designing and testing interfaces or environments against recognised accessibility standards so people with visual, motor, auditory or cognitive impairments can use them."
YOUR SKILLS
Problems This Skill Solves
- Users relying on screen readers or keyboard navigation unable to complete key tasks on a website or app
- Low colour contrast or small text making content unreadable for visually impaired users
- Legal and reputational risk from failing to meet accessibility legislation
- Products excluding a significant proportion of potential users
Roles That Use This Skill
1 total · 1 industryThis skill is concentrated in one industry.
UX/Product Design / Technology
Accessibility only matters for blind users and screen readers.
It covers motor, auditory, cognitive and situational impairments too—captions, clear language and large touch targets all matter.
Accessible design is less visually appealing.
Good accessible design (clear hierarchy, sufficient contrast, readable type) generally improves the experience for all users, not just disabled ones.
Research & Outlook
Automated accessibility scanning is catching more issues pre-launch, and AI-generated alt text/captioning is reducing manual effort, but human judgement remains needed for context-dependent decisions.
See This Skill In Action
Watch a professional demonstrate Accessibility Design in a real working environment — what it looks like, how it's applied, and why it matters.
Design / UX
Accessibility Design
Also Known As
Growth Path
Applies basic accessible design patterns (alt text, contrast, focus states) following a checklist.
Runs accessibility audits, tests with assistive technology and fixes issues against WCAG AA criteria.
Embeds accessibility into design systems and process from the start, and advises on complex cases like accessible data visualisation or dynamic content.
How to Practise
- 1.Navigate an existing product using only a keyboard and a screen reader and log every barrier found
- 2.Run a colour-contrast audit on a live design using an automated checker and fix failing elements
- 3.Complete a recognised accessibility course (e.g. from the UK Government Digital Service or W3C)
- 4.Recruit a user with a disability for a usability test and observe real barriers first-hand
How to Prove
- ·An accessibility audit report you produced against WCAG success criteria
- ·A shipped design or product that passed an independent accessibility audit
- ·A recognised certification (e.g. IAAP CPACC/WAS) or completed GDS accessibility training