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A ^ Web for Everyone Accessibility as innovation Whitney Quesenbery WQusability and Center for Civic Design @whitneyq | @aWebforEveryone | @civicdesign World
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A ^ Web for EveryoneAccessibility as innovation
Whitney QuesenberyWQusability and Center for Civic Design@whitneyq | @aWebforEveryone | @civicdesign
World
It's a wicked problem:
incompletecontradictoryor changing
Usability and accessibilityare like twins separated at birth
How do we includepeople with disabilities in our design considerations?
Hidden
Invisible
Misunderstood
Stewart Brand's Pace Layers
I feel like technology is finally catching up with what I truly need.
Glenda Watson Hyatt DoItMyselfBlog.com
1876 2010200019901980
Telephone Fax EmailWalkman
Blackberry
iPod
iPhone
JAWS
VoiceOverFacebook
TwitterGoogle
Apple I Macintosh
IBM PC
iPad
Android
2014
Airbnb
Square
Principles for Accessible UX1. People first2. Clear purpose3. Solid structure4. Easy interaction5. Helpful wayfinding6. Clean presentation7. Plain language8. Accessible media9. Universal usability
http://rosenfeldmedia.com/a-web-for-everyone/accessible-ux-principles-and-guidelines/
Take ^ participation seriously
diverse
Invite everyone in
Photos: ITIF AVTI/CATEA
Jacob"The right technology lets me do anything."
• Paralegal, writes case summaries overnight
• Wants to go to law school
• Shares an apartment with a friend
• Complete gadget geek
Jacob"The right technology lets me do anything."
• Paralegal, writes case summaries overnight
• Wants to go to law school
• Shares an apartment with a friend
• Complete gadget geek
Carol Jacob
Lea Emily
Steven
Maria Trevor
Vishnu
Personas from A Web for Everyone
Create ^ ways to innovatebetter
Be flexible... for devices ...
Photos: Adaptive Design.org and Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
Be flexible... for devices and people
Fit technology to the person
Android Talking Dialer
Reconsider "everyday" activities
Find new ways to use (cool) tools
www.transcense.com
Appeal to all senses
Find inspiration everywherewww.openideo.com/open/voting
Change ^ perspectiveyour
Illegitimi noncarborundum*
* Change is hard
Photo: mtstcil.org
Own the problem
Aimee Mullins, in an outfit designed by Alexander McQueen
Storytelling for User Experiencewith Kevin Brooks
Global UXwith Daniel Szuc
A Web for Everyonewith Sarah Horton
http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/
Thank you.
