Design Considerations and Timeline

### Overview

The purpose of this issue is to refine design elements and ensure accessibility compliance across key pages while enhancing user experience through improved interactions and visual consistency.

### Action Items

**Accessibility Updates**
* Page Practice Area, Qualifier Page: Refine visuals for steps in progress.
* Text Color: Modify preferences to meet AAA accessibility standards.
* Non-Text Color:
* Card Shadows: Explore and implement updated design options.
* Sticky Footer Bar: Experiment with additional color schemes and refine designs for inactive states.

**Content Updates**
* Card Grouping and Naming: Improve UX writing for better clarity and logical grouping.
Design Elements
* Practice Area: Explore and enhance button options for usability and design consistency.
* Rating Skills Page:
* Implement a 0–5 rating scale for simplicity.
* Redesign to keep the page concise, user-friendly, and visually appealing.
* Availability Calendar:
* Explore footer bar options for improved navigation.
* Dragging interactions.
* Search Results Page:
* Add a search bar: confirm with the dev team.
* Redesign "Edit" and "Save" buttons to enhance usability and visual harmony.
* Error Messages:
* Redesign the error page with updated icons, clear messaging, and emphasis on making errors highly visible.

**Timeline and Milestones**
_Estimated Total Timeline: Approximately 6–7 weeks._
- [ ] Research & Exploration (1–2 weeks): Complete initial research and concept exploration by the end of Week 2.
- [ ] Working Sessions (1–2 weeks): Conduct collaborative brainstorming and refinement sessions.
- [ ] Task Division and Execution (3–4 weeks): Assign tasks and complete implementation within 4 weeks.
- [ ] Present to Team (1 Week): Share initial designs with the team, collect feedback

### Resources/Instructions

[Resources](https://www.w3.org)