Guidelines and practical steps to ensure onboarding materials are accessible to every employee, with emphasis on readability, navigation, and inclusive content.
Creating Accessible Onboarding Materials
Guidelines and practical steps to ensure onboarding materials are accessible to every employee, with emphasis on readability, navigation, and inclusive content.
What you learn:
- Apply inclusive hiring practices and reduce bias in shortlists
- Design onboarding that supports diverse needs
- Implement fair performance review processes
- Measure outcomes and adjust programs for improvement
Description:
This module covers inclusive hiring strategies, accessible onboarding, and unbiased performance reviews. You will explore processes, templates, and metrics that reduce bias while improving diversity and retention. Practical scenarios illustrate how to implement inclusive practices across the employee lifecycle.
Accessibility Principles
Onboarding should be accessible to all employees, including those with disabilities, language learners, or different tech access. Apply basics such as WCAG guidelines, alt text, captions, and transcripts.
Media and Documents
- Clear typography and layouts
- High color contrast
- Keyboard navigability
- Alt text for images
Inclusive Communications
Use plain language, avoid stereotypes, and feature diverse representation in visuals and scenarios.
Practical Checklist
Provide a quick checklist to review onboarding materials for accessibility before launch.