Accessibility Engineering — Skills Plan
Planned skill map for Accessibility Engineering. The curriculum will be developed and released in stages.
Evaluate semantic structure, keyboard use, screen-reader behavior, contrast, forms, and dynamic interfaces, then test and improve accessible components.
Potential roles: Accessibility Engineer · Inclusive Design Specialist · Frontend Engineer
Before you start
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics
- User-centered design foundations
- Assistive technology awareness
What you’ll build
- Audit and repair a production-style interface
- Create an accessible reusable component
- Build an accessibility test plan and report
Prerequisites
PLANNED- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics
Build the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics knowledge needed to follow the Accessibility Engineering foundations.
- User-centered design foundations
Build the User-centered design foundations knowledge needed to follow the Accessibility Engineering foundations.
- Assistive technology awareness
Build the Assistive technology awareness knowledge needed to follow the Accessibility Engineering foundations.
Foundations
PLANNED- Semantic structure and accessible names
Explain how Semantic structure and accessible names works and where it fits in the Accessibility Engineering learning path.
- Keyboard interaction and focus management
Explain how Keyboard interaction and focus management works and where it fits in the Accessibility Engineering learning path.
- Color, contrast, zoom, and reflow
Explain how Color, contrast, zoom, and reflow works and where it fits in the Accessibility Engineering learning path.
- Screen readers and alternative input
Explain how Screen readers and alternative input works and where it fits in the Accessibility Engineering learning path.
Core Skills
PLANNED- Accessible forms, errors, and validation
Use Accessible forms, errors, and validation to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Accessibility Engineering.
- Accessible component and design-system patterns
Use Accessible component and design-system patterns to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Accessibility Engineering.
- Manual and automated accessibility testing
Use Manual and automated accessibility testing to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Accessibility Engineering.
- Captions, transcripts, and media alternatives
Use Captions, transcripts, and media alternatives to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Accessibility Engineering.
Advanced / Production
PLANNED- Complex widgets and dynamic updates
Evaluate Complex widgets and dynamic updates trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Accessibility Engineering systems.
- Accessibility in mobile and document workflows
Evaluate Accessibility in mobile and document workflows trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Accessibility Engineering systems.
- Continuous accessibility checks and defect triage
Evaluate Continuous accessibility checks and defect triage trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Accessibility Engineering systems.
- Inclusive research and usability testing
Evaluate Inclusive research and usability testing trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Accessibility Engineering systems.
Real-World Projects
PLANNED- Audit and repair a production-style interface
Deliver a working outcome with Audit and repair a production-style interface, then test it against the project requirements.
- Create an accessible reusable component
Deliver a working outcome with Create an accessible reusable component, then test it against the project requirements.
- Build an accessibility test plan and report
Deliver a working outcome with Build an accessibility test plan and report, then test it against the project requirements.
Career / Interview Preparation
PLANNED- Accessibility audit walkthrough
Explain your approach to Accessibility audit walkthrough, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.
- Assistive-technology test demonstration
Explain your approach to Assistive-technology test demonstration, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.
- Inclusive design trade-off discussion
Explain your approach to Inclusive design trade-off discussion, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.
Discussion
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