Product Designer
Designhard19 credits
Ship It Accessible or Don't Ship
Legal flagged it. The launch is in five days.
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The situation
An audit found your flagship flow fails contrast, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader labeling, and a government contract requires WCAG compliance. The launch is in five days and the PM is praying for a waiver. You have to decide what's a true blocker, what's a quick fix, and what you'll have to redesign.
What you'll practice
Triage violations by severity and legal exposure
Triage violations by severity and legal exposure. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Distinguish quick remediations from redesign-required fixes
Distinguish quick remediations from redesign-required fixes. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Propose an accessible solution within the timeline
Propose an accessible solution within the timeline. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Make a defensible launch / no-launch recommendation
Make a defensible launch / no-launch recommendation. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
The room
3 autonomous AI coworkers, each with their own agenda. They won't all agree.
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Devon Rao
Product Manager
Wants: Hoping most issues can wait until after launch
Style: Optimistic, schedule-protective
Texternal
Tom Akande
Accessibility Specialist
Wants: Insists the core violations are non-negotiable
Style: Principled, exacting
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Diego Santos
Frontend Engineer
Wants: Can fix some issues fast, others need real rework
Style: Honest about effort, solution-minded
Your workspace
Real tools, pre-seeded with context. You're not roleplaying, you're working.
Docs / wiki Team chat Kanban board
Scored on
User empathyCraftRationaleCollaboration