DESMA 143Disability and the Web
Design|Media Arts · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Introduction to universal design, assistive technology, and disability justice. Students work hands-on in partnership with community organizations that support people with disabilities to learn about assistive technology, identify access issues, and prototype solutions on the web. Engagement with and expansion of existing accessibility best practices to interrogate role of art and design in understanding accessibility and disability. Students learn and employ a human-centered approach to begin creating more inclusive web experiences.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.