Real Projects, Real Learning

These projects were built by students who started where you are now. Each one represents months of learning, problem-solving, and growth. They're not perfect, and that's the point.

Recent Student Work

Student project showcasing accessible form design with proper labeling

Community Hub Platform

Freja Lindqvist

Built a neighbourhood resource site with proper ARIA labels and keyboard navigation. She spent three weeks just getting the focus states right, but the result works beautifully with screen readers.

Accessible e-commerce interface with clear navigation structure

Local Artisan Marketplace

Dimitri Kovač

Created a shopping experience that works without a mouse. His approach to semantic HTML changed how I think about document structure. Still references his code when I'm stuck on something tricky.

Responsive dashboard design with accessible data visualisation

Small Business Dashboard

Aoife MacGrath

Designed data visualisations that convey meaning through more than just colour. Her contrast ratio testing process became a model for our entire cohort to follow.

How Students Build These Projects

1

Start With Foundations

First six weeks cover HTML semantics and CSS fundamentals. You'll probably find it slower than expected at first, but there's a reason. Understanding how assistive technologies interpret markup changes everything about how you approach coding.

2

Build Small Components

Around week eight, you'll tackle things like navigation menus and form controls. This is where most students hit their first real challenge. Getting keyboard focus management right takes practice, and that's completely normal.

3

Connect The Pieces

By month three, you're combining components into full pages. This phase tends to be messy. Your code might feel awkward at first, and you'll probably refactor things multiple times. That's exactly what should happen.

4

Test With Real Users

Around month four, we pair you with volunteers who use assistive technology daily. Watching someone navigate your work with a screen reader is humbling and incredibly valuable. Students often discover issues automated testing completely missed.

5

Complete Your Project

Final two months are dedicated to your capstone. You'll document decisions, write about challenges you faced, and present your work to the group. The portfolio piece matters, but what you learn from the process matters more.

Programme mentor reviewing student code

What Makes Projects Successful

The best student work doesn't come from following instructions perfectly. It comes from getting stuck, asking questions, and figuring out solutions through experimentation. I've seen brilliant projects that started as complete disasters.

Siobhan Ó Briain, Programme Lead

Ready To Start Your Own Project?

Our next cohort begins in September 2025. Applications open in early summer. We accept learners of all backgrounds and don't require previous coding experience.

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