Digital Accessibility

By Prof. Richa Gupta | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi

Learners enrolled: 558 | Exam registration: 163

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This online course on ‘Digital Accessibility’ introduces the principles of designing inclusive digital experiences for users of all abilities. It covers key accessibility standards such as ‘WCAG’ and practical techniques for accessible web and mobile design. Learners will explore tools for testing and evaluating accessibility. Real-world case studies and hands-on exercises help build implementation skills. Ideal for designers, developers, content creators, and product managers aiming to build inclusive digital products

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Microsoft, Google, IBM, Adobe, Apple, and more technology and software companies value accessibility in their software products

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Design Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	19 Jan 2026
End Date :	10 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	02 Feb 2026
Exam Registration Ends :	20 Feb 2026
Exam Date :	25 Apr 2026 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: 1. Introduction, Background
2. Definitions - UD, ID, Accessibility
3. Why Accessibility Matters
4. How Accessibility impacts Usability and SEO
5. Understanding Disability and Impact of poor accessibility

Week 2: 1.What Poor and Good Accessibility Looks like
2.Aspects of Digital Interactions and Experiences of various disabilities
3.Mismatch of interactions leading to Exclusion
4.Permanent, Temporary & Situational Disability Spectrum
5.Case Studies and analysis of popular digital products

Week 3: 1.Three Dimensions of Inclusive Design
2.Countering Design Exclusion (CDE)
3.Three Dimensions of Inclusive Design (continued)
4.Three Dimensions of Inclusive Design (continued)
5.Processes for Inclusive Design

Week 4: 1.Web Accessibility and Guidelines
2.Introduction to tools: Pros and Cons of using automated tools
3.Compliance and identifying your requirements, RPwd Act
4.Following guidelines during development: Pros and Cons
5.Legal aspects of compliance

Week 5: 1.Design for Special Population
2.Affordances in Interaction
3.Accommodations for Inclusion
4.Economic Perspective on Inclusion – ROI on Accessibility
5.Ethical and Legal Issues around Inclusive Design

Week 6: 1.Mobile Accessibility Issues and Tips
2.VR/AR Accessibility Issues and Tips
3.Web Accessibility Issues and Tips
4.Special focus - Elderly Users
5.Special Focus - Blind Users

Week 7: 1.Emerging Input Devices – eye-tracking systems, virtual keyboards, gesture recognition, speech recognition etc.
2.Emerging Output Devices – refreshable Braille Displays, screen readers, audio books, tactile books etc.
3.Assistive Technologies Examples
4.Multi-sensory Interaction for Inclusion Examples
5.Accessibility of STEM content, accessing pictorial content through refreshable graphics

Week 8: 1.Accessibility Testing – How is it different from other testing
2.Accessibility Testing – Tools
3.Accessibility Evaluation methods
4.How companies do Accessibility testing
5.Accessibility Optimization – How far one should go ?

Week 9: 1.Mobile and cross platform Access
2.Mobile and Mobile Apps as powerful accessibility tools
3.Accessible Gestures / Responsive Design
4.Auditing mobile Apps for accessibility
5.Screen Readers

Week 10: 1.AI and Accessibility
2.Computer vision for accessibility
3.Speech recognition for motor impairments
4.Project Discussion
5.Guest Lecture 1

Week 11: 1.Policy
2.Advocacy
3.Sensitization and technology Dissemination
4.Career and roles in Accessibility
5.Guest Lecture 2

Week 12: 1.Case Study 1
2.Case Study 2
3.Case Study 3
4.Project Discussion
5.Guest Lecture 3

Instructor bio

Prof. Richa Gupta

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi

Dr. Richa Gupta is an Assistant Professor and current Head at Department of Human Centered Design, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT D) and teaches courses on Inclusive Design and Accessibility and Product Design & Prototyping. She is also research collaborator at Centre of Design & New Media (supported by TCS) and Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mobility (supported by Delhi Government) at IIIT Delhi and principal researcher at Accessibility & Inclusive Design (AID) Lab.
She completed her Ph.D. from IIT Delhi and her doctoral research investigated haptic perception for enabling accessible graphic and spatial design. She also holds a M.Des. in Industrial Design from IDC, IIT Bombay. She has done collaborative research at the School of Informatics and Computing, IUPU Indianapolis, USA and TU Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Gupta has also worked as Project Scientist at AssisTech Lab, IIT Delhi where she contributed to the design and development of several award-winning translational research projects for persons with blindness. She was recently awarded the Neilom Prize for contributions towards the empowerment of persons with disabilities by Neilom Foundation, Maryland. She has also been an IGNITE fellow at Stanford Graduate of Business.
Her current research interests are Perceptual foundations of Design, Inclusive Design and Accessibility, Product Design & Modern Prototyping, Multi-modal Interaction/Experience Design.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: April 25, 2026 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIIT Delhi. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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