Understand what accessibility means and how it applies across digital and physical design.
Explore how disability is defined and identified within different design contexts.
Learn methods for designing with accessibility as a core principle
Examine the impact of cultural diversity on user needs and design responses.
Learn practical skills to incorporate cultural sensitivity into your design processes.
Develop strategies to address the wide range of human abilities in inclusive design.
Identify how cognitive bias can unconsciously shape design outcomes.
Learn how to harness cognitive bias positively to support more inclusive design thinking.
Develop the skills to create more inclusive, human-centred designs that respond to a wide range of user needs.
Build greater empathy and awareness of diversity within your team, workflows, and design outcomes.
Strengthen your ability to evaluate accessibility beyond compliance and create meaningful inclusion.
Understand the legal frameworks around accessibility and how to meet these requirements with confidence.
Equip yourself with practical strategies to embed accessibility and diversity into everyday design processes.
Enhance your ability to design for global audiences by integrating cultural sensitivity into your work.
Learn how to recognise and positively harness cognitive bias as a creative design tool.
Ideal for designers working in digital, UX/UI, or product design who want to create more inclusive experiences.
Suitable for those seeking to build foundational knowledge in accessibility, diversity, and empathetic design.
Professionals aiming to expand their design thinking to include a broader range of human needs and abilities.
Teams or individuals looking to embed inclusive practices into their workflows.
Dr. Kimberly Sheen is a Digital Design and Communication Lecturer at the School of Design. She teaches across several programmes and creates online learning for the School of Design, where her expertise in user experience, web design, and educational technology empowers learners to address complex challenges in digital communication. Her curriculum integrates principles of cognitive ergonomics and accessibility, ensuring students are equipped to design inclusive and innovative solutions in the fast-evolving digital landscape.
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