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Presenter:
Whitney Quesenbery; WQusability; USA
Title:
A Web for Everyone: Accessibility as a design problem
Day/Date:
Friday, July 12, 2013
Time:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location:
Columbia 3
Session Type:
60 Minute Presentation
Description:
Let's get past the idea that checklists and compliance all there is to accessibility. Designing for accessibility is a user experience design problem, starting with understanding how people with disabilities use your products. If we aim to design for all senses we can focus on easy interaction, helpful wayfinding, clean presentation, plain language and media instead of "rules." Doing so, we can create a web for everyone and a delightful user experience where accessibility and usability work together.
Audience:
UX Fundamentals/Novice practitioners
Track:
Evaluation
Biography:
Whitney combines a fascination with people and an obsession to communicate clearly with her goal of bringing user research insights to designing products where people matter.' She's written two books on the subject - Storytelling for User Experience and Global UX - to help practitioners keep users in mind throughout the creative process. She's also passionate about Usability in Civic Life. Whitney has worked with election officials on usability and design, and served on the committee writing updated accessibility regulations in the U.S.
