Accessibility in Learning Design Isn't Optional

I didn't get into accessibility because I was passionate about it.

I got into it because a federal contract required it and I had no choice.

Section 508 compliance isn't a suggestion in government work. You meet the standard or you don't. So I learned fast.

And once I did, I couldn't design a course the same way again.

Most workplace training is built for a person who doesn't really exist. Perfect vision. Full hearing. No attention challenges. No processing differences. Just clicks through 45 slides and retains everything.

If your course only works for that person, that's not a learner problem. That's a design problem.

I've seen it in federal compliance work. I've seen it in corporate onboarding. Different context, same gap.

There's more to it than most of us were ever taught.

What's the first accessibility gap you noticed in your own work? Drop it below.