Design for Everyone

This course is for mid-career designers who are looking to improve their skills and influence as they design inclusive and accessible software. Students should be generally aware of universal design and accessibility principles, but may not have had the opportunity to apply them yet.  

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To succeed in this course, students should be familiar with the following processes and tools. 

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• Knowledgeable about the UX process, the design thinking process, and software development processes. 
• Conceptually familiar with the concept of designing for everyone (Universal Design), but doesn’t necessarily get to apply this knowledge in their work.
• Familiar with usability testing principles.
• Familiarity working with front-end software engineers and user testing methodologies (HTML/CSS/JS).
• Experienced with Figma and knowledgeable about how Figma plugins work.
  
  

If you’re just starting out in UX/UI design, we suggest taking UX Academy Foundations, a 4-8-week course that teaches the fundamentals of visual and user interface design.

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You’re able to use your own Figma account in the Advanced Usability and Accessibility course. If you don’t already have a Figma account, you’re able to get a free student account when taking the course.

Yes. Students who successfully complete the Advanced Usability and Accessibility course will receive a Certificate of Completion.

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Unique to the advanced courses Designlab offers, Peer Group Sessions are weekly 60-minute meetings where you connect with other students in the course to discuss the course work. These are facilitated by a professional product designer who has expert-level experience in the topic of the course. 

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After you enroll in the course, you’ll be emailed a link to confirm the course details and select your peer group time. Typically, peer groups are held several days throughout the week at 12pm ET (9am PT) and 6pm ET (3pm PT).

If you're interested in bundling this course with other advanced courses, you can save $200 for 2 courses, $375 for 3 courses, or $600 for 4 courses. To get started selecting your course bundle, go here.

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We also offer a payment plan that allows you to pay half up front and half at the end of the course. To learn more, contact our admissions team.

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Students should expect to spend 4 - 6 hours per week on coursework including time for self-paced lessons, practice projects, and peer group sessions. The following milestones will exist each week:

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• Monday: New content is released.
• Wednesday: Participants will meet with their mentor and peer group 
• 48 hours after meeting with your peer group, you should submit your project work on the platform
• 48 hours after submitting your project work, you’ll receive feedback on your work from your mentor. 

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You can also unlock the next unit early by completing all lessons and project work ahead of the end-of-week deadline.

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You’ll have some flexibility on when you complete coursework, but you should plan to complete all of the lessons, how-to guides, and exercises in that unit before your peer group session each week. 

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Absolutely! Many of our students’ tuition is sponsored by their employer. If you have any questions about how to do this when you’re enrolling for the course, please reach out via email to advanced.admissions@designlab.com or set up a call with our admissions team.

Also, to help you with requesting reimbursement, feel free to copy / paste / edit the below email text:

Hi {Manager Name},

I’m writing to you about a course called Advanced Usability and Accessibility that I’d love to enroll in using my learning & development budget. The course is on Designlab, a platform that’s trained thousands of UX / UI / Product Designers who work at companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google. 

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The course will cover:

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• The fundamentals of universal design principles.
• Developing proto-personas that adhere to a globally recognized framework for understanding functioning and disability (WHO-ICF).
• Evaluating digital products using heuristics and usability best practices .
• Integrating advanced accessibility tools into the design process to create more inclusive designs.
• Applying usability standards to UI components in Figma to enhance prototype designs.
• Crafting a case study of accessibility and usability recommendations that illustrate the importance of designing for all from a user and business perspective.

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The course format was specifically set up with working designers in mind and is a mix of asynchronous lessons, hands-on project work, and weekly peer group sessions facilitated by an expert in usability and accessibility. The course costs $799 USD, and you can check out the course details here.

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Thanks,

{Your Name}

We’re happy to work with a team or company. Feel free to enroll everyone here or book a call with our team for information on multi-seat discounts, custom trainings, and more.

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Advanced Usability and Accessibility is backed by The Designlab Happiness Promise. After you've fully participated in the course, if you're not satisfied, you can get your money back. Read more here.