Articles
Peer-Reviewed
Disability, Universal Design, and the Digital Humanities
The article by George H. Williams discusses universal design principles and accessibility principles. It communicates the importance of accessibility in design for disabled individuals as well as the importance of universal design for future generations to comprehend.
Communication Among All People, Everywhere: Paul Arthur and the Maturing of Design
This article by Michael Large is about Paul Arthur, a Canadian graphic designer's journey in creating inclusive design. He focuses on legibility of design as well as clear pictographs that are recognizable to people regardless of the language they speak. He discusses the importance of Swiss design principles in order to reach this goal, and finding innovative ways to increase accessibility.
Exploring Inclusive Design and Digital Humanities
This paper written by Cristina Portugal, Marci Guimarães, Monica Moura, and Jose Carlos Magro Junior calls for the need for databases to be bilingual and find ways to cater to both deaf and hearing students. It discusses the correlation between design and digital humanities. Design is a crucial part of making the digital humanities accessible to everyone it should not be for mere aesthetic purposes.
Universal Design, Inclusive Design, Accessible Design, Design for All
This article by Hans Persson, Henrik A˚ hman, Alexander Arvei Yngling, and Jan Gulliksen discusses the “design for all” principle strategy, the seven principles of universal design as well as inclusive design, and accessible design. These principles can be used in graphic design when considering language barriers among consumers and the Deaf community.
Accessible and Engaging Graphic Design
This article by Carli Spina explains the factors to consider when designing for inclusion. Layout, structure, typography, fonts, color, and contrast are all important factors Spina highlights for creating accessible design. Spina describes creating versatility in a design to ensure accessibility when a design is displayed in different environments or formats as well as ensuring a design favors accessibility over aesthetic and decoration.
Non-Peer-Reviewed
Accessibility for Teams
This article by Digital.gov Guide discusses how to achieve accessibility in visual design. It explains how color contrast and proper use of typography benefits people with low vision, and how to attain acceptable contrast in a color palette and clear and readable type. Digital.gov Guide also describes how layout and hierarchy assist people with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the benefits of a screen reader.
UX/UI Design Considerations for the Deaf, deaf, and Hard of Hearing
This article by Paul Roberts discusses the differences between Deaf, deaf, and hard of hearing. Roberts encourages the reader to change their perspective when designing for Deaf, deaf, and hard-of-hearing individuals and consider how they currently access information. Robert suggests close captioning on videos, visual notifications alongside sound, being aware that there are differences between Sign Languages, and resisting autoplay on videos.
Design for Non-Native English Speakers
This article by Arushi Agarwal explains how to design for non-native English speakers. She describes steps to take to avoid fully translating and localising sites while still creating inclusive design for non-native English speakers. Agarwal suggests using familiar iconography, ensuring readability, using animations during the onboarding experience, and relying on translators during the UX research stage. She explains how important it is to consider non-native English speakers in the design process, taking into consideration a large portion of the population is non-native English speakers.
Designing for Non-Native Speakers
This blog by Senongo Akpem discusses how to properly design for non-native English speakers. Akpem suggests running text through a Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test and to use standardized interface language to ensure readability in a design. Akpem also explains the importance of support tools in a website especially when considering non-native English speakers in the design process.
Becoming an Accessibility-Conscious Designer: Audio and Visual
This blog by David Karlins discusses the importance of accessible design and the best way to design for all. Karklin suggests utilizing HTML5 Semantic Markup when designing for blind or vision-impaired users. Karlin states that the most important step in design for the visually impaired is providing alt text under photographs. He also suggests using online tools to check visual accessibility, such a color contrast checker.
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