Access-First Design

The point of access-first design encourages Web authors to create content that is both engaging and challenging to those that interact with it. It highlights the importance of ALT writing and descriptions, rather than prioritizing the "visual appeal" of websites. An experience that is both appealing and as well as delivering a significant learning experience for those with disabilities would be beneficial to those without as well; though when flipped around, that not always the case. According to John Slatin, there are three main components of of this design scheme: Enabling participation; clear, consistent navigation; and the context and orientation.