[UX# 24] A figment of imagination between Heart & Mind with accessbility.

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Storyline.
Long ago, in the quiet stillness of early morning around 3:00 am.
When the birds were still asleep but the Wi-Fi, was wide awake.

Somewhere between dreams and notifications,
my heart whispered a question.
And my mind—half-asleep, half-annoyed—muttered back groggily. 

Image: Young girl sleeps while reading on her mobile, and her figment of imagination with her mind and heart comes out in open.


Heart:
Hey dude, what were you reading about - acc-essi-bility ? You ever heard of it?

Mind (half-awake):
Ugh. yes, I reading about it and storing info. Hold on for a moment!
So, In short — it means making digital stuff usable for everyone.
Even (and especially) for those with different abilities.

Heart:
We all see, hear, click, no? What's the big deal?

Mind:
That’s where you missed the beat, bro.
Not everyone can.
There are folks who are:
• Blind
• Deaf
• Using only a keyboard
• Elderly
• Neurodivergent
• Or one-armed because they fell off a scooter last weekend 🛴

and so Accessibility ensures that every product  either tangible or not, digital or physical must comply standards for everyone's usage.

Heart:
Ahh... I feel it now.
Empathy activated. 💓
So, it’s like digital ramps?

Mind:
Exactly!
If the physical world has ramps & rails...
The digital world has alt text, captions, contrast, and semantic HTML.

Heart:
Nice!
But wait... if accessibility is the goal,
what's WCAG?
Sounds like a robot name.

Mind:
Haha. No bot, just a brainy guide.
WCAG  means Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Made by W3C World Wide Web, Global standards!

Heart:

Tell me more !

Mind:
🧭 WCAG = The roadmap.
♿ Accessibility = The destination.

Tells us how to design:
• Contrast rules
• Text structure
• Alt text
• Keyboard focus
• Captioning
• Etc etc etc...

Heart:
That’s a lot for a sleepy mind.

Mind:
Don’t worry. It’s all under one acronym: POUR

  • Perceivable – Can users sense it?

  • Operable – Can users use it?

  • Understandable – Can users get it?

  • Robust – Will it work with all tech?

Heart:
I Pour-ed my heart into that, didn’t you? ðŸ˜‚

Mind:
Wait, there’s more...
WCAG has 3 levels:
• A – Meh 🟡
• AA – Good enough ⚫
• AAA – Nerd level ♾️

Heart:
Okay... this is deep.
But… why should we care?
We're just designers. We do fancy stuff.


Image: Illustration of the conversation between brain and heart.

Mind (yawning):
Exactly. We make stuff for people.
If everyone can’t use it, then we’ve just made exclusion with style.

Heart:
Ooof. That one hurt. But it was poetic. ðŸ˜…

Mind:
Plus, accessibility improves SEO, UX, usability... even karma.

Heart:
And guess what?
Empathy doesn't need a plugin. 😎

Mind:
Yeah, but a plugin helps. Now go open Figma and download Stark.
And maybe also a coffee.



Image: Young girl asleep on her pillow with soft smile on her face as she enjoys a pleasant dream.

Moral of the story:

Designing accessible products isn't just a skill.
It’s a mindset. It's like kindness– builds right in.


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