Accessibility-led UX and UI design
Digital Garden worked closely with AusDN to shape the Resources and Events templates around accessibility, usability and inclusive content presentation. This included engagement with AusDN stakeholders, including people with disability and lived experience, to ensure the designs reflected practical needs rather than compliance alone.
Both templates were designed to align with WCAG 2.2 Level AA, AusDN’s brand guidelines and the existing website look and feel.
A clearer resources experience
The Resources template replaces a basic list of hyperlinks with a structured, searchable and accessible library.
It introduces topic-based filtering, improved search and filter options, richer metadata, and clearer support for different content formats. Resources can now be offered in both PDF and accessible Word versions, allowing users to choose their preferred format.
Member-exclusive content is also more clearly identified through labelling, visual cues and a dedicated filter toggle, without relying on colour alone.
Enhanced inclusion on event templates
The Events templates provide a stronger way to promote events, conferences and major programs.
The listing page supports featured major events, clearer event cards and upfront metadata such as in-person, virtual, member-exclusive, access and inclusion tags. This helps users quickly understand the format and accessibility considerations of each event before opening the detail page.
Event detail pages now support key event information, registration links, access and inclusion details, speaker profiles, sponsors, agendas, related resources and related events in a clearer, more structured layout.
Ongoing improvements
This work forms part of an ongoing relationship with AusDN, with Digital Garden continuing to support refinements as the templates are used and improved on the live website.
