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Accessibility for Visual designers

Accessible visual design ensures as many people as possible will have access to your work. A clean and clear visual presentation helps make sense of information and functionality.

  • Colour and Contrast

    Is there enough contrast between text, interactive elements and their background colours?

  • Layout and Hierarchy

    Can you understand the meaning of the page and complete your task?

  • Typography

    Can you read and comprehend textual information on the page?

  • Graphics and Images

    Can you understand content associated with graphics, icons, and images?

  • Flashing and Motion

    Is there any content starting or changing unexpectedly?

  • Data visualisations

    Can you understand the trend of the graph and grasp the relationship between parts of the data?

  • Forms

    Are our forms as simple as possible and only ask what’s needed to complete the task?

  • Mobile

    Can you understand key information and perform critical tasks on a mobile device?

  • Keyboard access

    Can you reach all interactive content using the tab key?

  • Screen reader

    Can you use a screen reader to access the page content?

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