Inclusive UX-design

The education Inclusive UX-design suits both those who are already working in the industry and want to expand their skills, as well as those who want to supplement or build on previous studies. The training is free of charge and gives you vocational school points.

UX has long been popular and is a high demand skill on the labor market. Inclusive UX design is based on UX but where the focus is instead on building a website that focuses on accessibility rather than profitability. More and more companies have started adapting their websites to be more inclusive for all individuals.

Have you or your organization previously worked with traditional UX where the focus is on profitability? With Inclusive UX design, you learn to interact with the user from an accessibility perspective and gain cutting-edge expertise in UX. Companies today have an increasingly widespread understanding that user-centered design affects how their products/services are received. There is today a huge demand for UX designers with a focus on inclusive design.

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You will gain a good knowledge of the tools required to meet the new legal requirements and EU directives that include accessibility in digital products and services in the public sector, e-commerce and the banking sector, among others. You will also gain a deeper understanding of how they can design interfaces and user experiences that work for users with different conditions and how this should be able to interact with different technologies.

Course content

The aim of the course is for you as a student to gain a solid understanding of the field of digital accessibility and inclusive design. The course deals with the laws and directives that affect digital accessibility on a national and global level, as well as different target groups and their needs and conditions in digital environments.

After completing the course, you will be able to design inclusive interfaces and user experiences that are adapted for users with different conditions. You will be able to argue for and propose solutions around how inclusive user design can be integrated into existing work processes for a more digitally inclusive business.

New career opportunities

With directives from the EU, new demands are placed on websites to be adapted and accessible to everyone regardless of technology skills, language barriers and functional impairments. After the course in Inclusive UX Design, there are several different career paths and areas of work that you can consider. Some possible jobs and fields:

• Accessibility Designer
• Accessibility Advisor
• Accessibility Strategist
• Availability tester
• Digital inclusion strategist

That’s how it works

The distance education has a flexible structure and you can choose to attend it at a 25% or 50% study rate. The training consists of several web meetings. Between these meetings, you conduct self-studies with business-related cases. The training can be advantageously combined with existing employment. All lectures are recorded so you can take part in them throughout the course.