Accessibility for Higher Ed Alums
Timeline
One week
Role
UX Designer
Team
Me!
Tools
SmugMug
Overview
Constructing accessibility
Most recently I was a UI/UX designer for Wharton External Affairs on the communications team. I transformed pages into clear, accessible, WCAG conforming experiences for Wharton Alumni to navigate without confusion. Allowing for easy access to alumni reunion information, connecting, and donation experience.
Context
Redesigning for Alumni Access
Our Smugmug site where Alumni access reunion albums was not in WCAG compliance and hard to view.
Redesign
Before
Dark site Background
Small text size
No hover states for link or anything indicating it was clickable
Now
Soft White Background
Legible text size
Hover states on all links clearly indicating it is clickable
Website Link
Additional Work
Glow up!
Redesigning text links to functional buttons for website FAQ's. Applied across nine FAQ categories that each had lists of questions.
Before
Text used to function as a button back link
Not accessible and incorrect for screen readers
Now
Back button is visually clear and responsive
Accessible for screen readers, allowing for correct identification of where to navigate