DESIGNING FOR DISCOVERY: WHY AI AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE NOW UX PRIORITIES

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Web designers now face a new challenge as AI agents join human users in navigating websites, creating the need for Agent Experience (AX) design that makes sites legible to both human and AI users. The emerging field overlaps significantly with accessibility practices since both AI agents and assistive technologies rely on semantic structure, clear metadata, and proper HTML rather than visual elements. Best practices include using semantic HTML tags, implementing ARIA attributes and alt text, creating structured files like llms.txt, and ensuring content isn't hidden in JavaScript to future-proof sites for AI-driven search and autonomous agents.