Designing for People with Cognitive Disabilities and Everyone Else

The art of designing and creating content to support people with cognitive disabilities lives in the space between usability and accessibility. This presentation will discuss design patterns and approaches to support people with disabilities relating to attention, executive function, language, learning, and memory. These recommendations are not accessibility standards; they are recommended best practices that improve the user experience for everyone.

In this session you will hear from the following speaker:
Dr. Rachael Bradley Montgomery — Digital Accessibility Architect, Library of Congress (LOC)

Event Page: https://digital.gov/event/2022/08/24/2022-federal-plain-language-summit/

Accessible Slides: https://digital.gov/files/plain-language-summit-designing-for-people-with-cognitive-disabilities-and-everyone.pptx