Planning and designing an accessible blog
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan and apply accessibility principles in digital design.
Key learning points
- User experience (UX) focuses on how easy and enjoyable a product is to use.
- A wireframe is a simple visual plan or layout of a digital product, such as a website or blog.
- Clear structure and navigation improve accessibility.
- Accessibility should be planned from the beginning of a project.
Keywords
Wireframe - a plan that outlines the basic structure and layout of visual content
User experience (UX) design - the process of designing products such as websites, apps or blogs to make them easy, useful and enjoyable to use
Blog - short for 'weblog', a regularly updated website or web page that contains diary-style articles
Common misconception
User experience (UX) design does not affect assessibility.
User experience (UX) design is the process of designing products such as websites, apps or blogs to make them easy, useful and enjoyable to use. This includes ensuring that they are accessible to a wide audience.
Teacher tip
In this lesson students are required to create their own digital blog. It would be useful if they could use a device and suitable application to create this online.
Equipment
Pupils will need access to a device that has software to combine text and images in the style of a blog.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each accessibility tool to its description.
Q2.Digital accessibility means designing technology so it can be used by people with a variety of different ...
Q3.Which of the following is an accessibility feature?
Q4.Which of the following is an example of a common accessibility mistake?
Q5.AI systems identify patterns in the that they are given.
Q6. happens when an AI system produces results that are not fair or balanced.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are typically included in a wireframe?
Q2.A blog is short for ...
Q3.Blog posts usually appear in __________ order.
Q4.What does UX stand for?
Q5.Good UX design reduces user __________ and increases engagement.
Q6.Match each feature to why it is important.
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