Inclusive Design Principles

• Inclusive design considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age, and other forms of human difference.
• Accessibility is and should always be a UX designer’s core objective. This includes designing for the varying levels of ability when it comes to the eyesight, hearing, mobility, dexterity, and memory of your audience.
• For example, the user’s environment may be the quietness and seclusion of their bedroom or they could be accessing your app in a loud, windy, or crowded environment. The experience should be the same high level of quality for all instances.
• Inclusive design is important for many reasons, but most importantly, it enhances the user experience for a diverse audience. Approximately one billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability.
• The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were created to provide a single shared standard for web content accessibility. When creating your style guide and UX design system, it is very important to keep these guidelines in mind.
• Inclusive design, on the other hand, focuses on how to approach a design, rather than just the outcome. It is a process for creating an experience that can be used by a wide, diverse group of users.
• Inclusive design principles help designers create an experience that can be used by a diverse group of users.
• Ability-based exclusion is when users are excluded from using a product based on their abilities.
• Situational exclusion occurs when users are excluded from using a product based on unique, situational challenges.
• Personal biases can occur when designers have unintentional biases that end up in their designs.
• Offering various ways to engage with a product is a key principle of inclusive design.
• Providing equivalent experiences to all users is important to ensure that all users have an equitable experience.
• Inclusive design is a design approach that takes into account the needs of all users, regardless of abilities or disabilities.
• The goal of inclusive design is to create a user experience that is equivalent for all users.
• One way to achieve this goal is to provide different playback speeds for users with hearing impairments.
• Inclusive design is a critical part of creating a product that is accessible and usable for all users.

Test your knowledge of inclusive design principles and their importance in creating accessible and equitable user experiences for diverse audiences. Explore the concepts of ability-based and situational exclusion, as well as the impact of personal biases in design.