Accessibility & Universal Design
📋 What it is
Accessibility means everyone can use a place, tool, or activity — ramps, captions, clear signs, and choices in how to take part.
🗣️ Coach says
Accessibility asks a simple question: can everyone actually use this? Ramps and elevators for mobility, captions for sound, clear plain language for reading, and offering choices in HOW to join (draw it, say it, type it). When something is accessible, no one has to ask for a special exception — it just works for all.
🧠 Memory hook
Accessible = everyone can USE it, no special exception needed. Ramps, captions, plain language, choices.
😂 Giggle
I'm a language you speak with your hands, and millions of people around the world use me. What am I?
Sign language!
😲 Whoa!
The most accessible designs are often the cleanest and simplest — accessibility and good design go together.
✅ Quick check: When something is truly accessible, what’s true for the people using it?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Everyone can use it without needing a special exception — it just works for all.
Accessibility builds access in, so no one is left needing a separate fix.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Check one space (a room, a website) for accessibility: ramps? captions? clear signs? Note one improvement.