Digital Accessibility for Designers & Developers
Digital accessibility is now a live legal requirement across the EU and UK, not a future one. This practical course for designers and developers covers the European Accessibility Act, WCAG and UK regulations in plain English, then focuses on real design and build habits: structure, contrast, keyboard access, forms and testing. Four short units, no code, no hype.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
Watch the introduction, then see the interactions your learners will use.
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of:
- Why the European Accessibility Act, EN 301 549 and WCAG now matter directly to design and development work
- The current WCAG baseline and how it differs from where the standards are heading
- Core design practices: semantic structure, colour and contrast, focus order and predictable layouts
- Core build practices: keyboard access, accessible names and labels, forms and error messages, and media alternatives
- Basic testing approaches, including manual checks, automated tools and real user input
- How to treat accessibility as an everyday design and engineering decision, not a late-stage compliance step
Who it is for
Written for it. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth teaches designers, developers and product people how to build genuinely accessible digital products, from the legal backdrop to practical design and build habits. No code snippets, just what the standards expect and what good practice actually looks like.
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
Why This Matters for Designers and Developers
- Accessibility as a design and engineering responsibility, and who it affects: permanent, temporary and situational limitations
- The European Accessibility Act: scope, timeline, exemptions and enforcement
- EN 301 549 and WCAG: the technical standards behind the law, today's baseline and tomorrow's practice
- The UK Equality Act 2010's anticipatory duty and the stricter UK public sector accessibility regulations
- The business case for designing accessibility in from the start
Designing Accessibly
- Semantic structure and heading hierarchy as a navigation tool
- Colour and contrast basics, and why colour alone is never enough
- Focus order, and readable, predictable and consistent layouts
- Designing for text resize, zoom and comfortable touch targets
- Annotating accessibility intent for a clean design-to-development handoff
Building and Interacting Accessibly
- Keyboard access as the baseline test for a usable interface
- Visible focus indicators and accessible names for controls
- Forms, labels, instructions and error messages that actually help
- Alt text for meaningful versus decorative images, and captions and transcripts for media
- Avoiding keyboard traps and respecting reduced motion preferences
Testing and Keeping It Accessible
- Why testing belongs throughout a project, not only at the end
- Manual keyboard testing, a basic screen reader walkthrough, and the real limits of automated tools
- Involving real users with disabilities, and publishing an accessibility statement
- Keeping pace as WCAG and EN 301 549 continue to evolve
- Common pitfalls that undo good accessibility work, and building a personal action plan
Details
| Length | About 45 minutes, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
Where teams go next
Digital Accessibility for Business 101: What the Law Now Requires
Digital Accessibility for Content & Marketing Teams
Digital Accessibility for Customer Service Teams
Digital Accessibility for HR & People Teams
Request a quote or the sample package
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