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Beyond compliance: Empathetic hyper-accessible UX

Being minimally accessible is a given for today’s websites. But meeting all WCAG criteria simply ensures users are not blocked from accessing content. As UX designers, we aim for a much higher standard — to delight all users and ease their journey through an experience toward a goal. We don’t just want an avoidance of […]

Creating an inclusive virtual visit experience

How to embrace, champion and strategize an accessible, digital-first approach As emerging technology continues to push us towards a digital-first world, it’s imperative higher ed institutions embrace this shift in their recruitment practices. Years after COVID-19 first impacted how campuses operate, we’re still seeing prospective students elect to take a virtual tour before or instead […]

Leveraging accessible design for neuroinclusive digital spaces

Neurodiversity has become more mainstream as the numbers of neurodivergent college students steadily continue to increase. Research has shown that our brains vary in how they function – no two brains operate in the same way. This means that learner variability exists and must be taken into account when designing learning experiences for students. While […]