Advanced Accessibility for Digital Products

Overview

Advanced Accessibility for Digital Products is an intermediate-to-advanced course designed to equip experienced designers, developers, QA professionals, and product managers with the tools and strategies needed to create fully inclusive, accessible digital experiences. As digital products grow in complexity, accessibility must evolve from a compliance checkbox to a core product value. In this course, you’ll learn how to implement advanced accessibility practices—such as ARIA roles, screen reader optimization, focus management, and automated testing—into real-world workflows. Through concise videos, scenario-based readings, hands-on labs, and AI-powered coaching, you’ll master how to audit accessibility at scale, integrate inclusive design into CI/CD pipelines, and resolve violations using both technical and human-centered approaches. Drawing from legal frameworks, live case studies, and multi-tool testing strategies, this course helps you embed accessibility into every stage of product development—ensuring your work is both compliant and genuinely usable for all.

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Designing for Accessibility at the Component Level

In this introductory lesson, learners will shift from baseline accessibility to advanced design patterns that improve real usability. They'll work hands-on with ARIA roles, dynamic content behaviors, and semantic focus strategies, using real-world examples like Apple’s VoiceOver approach and Slack’s design systems to ground their understanding in best-in-class implementations.

Lesson 2: Automating Accessibility: Testing, Compliance, and Workflow Integration

This lesson equips learners to bring accessibility testing into the heart of product delivery. It explores how to layer automation with manual checks, interpret results, and prioritize fixes. Real-world failures—like the Domino’s Pizza lawsuit—demonstrate why incomplete automation is risky and how to embed smarter workflows across design and dev teams.

Lesson 3: Auditing for Inclusion: Real-World Evaluation and Remediation

This final lesson teaches learners how to conduct and act on accessibility audits with a compliance and inclusion lens. They'll explore audit templates, ethical risk analysis, and get hands-on with screen reader testing. With real examples from GOV. UK and Netflix, learners will finalize their skills in a capstone that simulates leading accessibility improvements across a product suite.