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Designing Accessible Digital Products
Accessibility is good design, good business and, increasingly, a legal expectation. Here's how to build it in from the start.
By SysInteractive Team
Millions of people in the UK live with a disability. Accessible products serve them — and everyone else — better.
Build it in, don't bolt it on
Retrofitting accessibility is expensive. Considering colour contrast, keyboard navigation, focus states and semantic structure from the first design sprint costs far less.
Quick wins
- Sufficient colour contrast for text and controls
- Visible focus indicators
- Meaningful alt text for informative images
- Clear, specific form error messages
Automated tools catch some issues, but testing with real users — including assistive technology users — remains essential.