A presentation at Lean UX Lisboa by Núria Peña
Lean UX Lisboa Design for accessibility By Núria Peña
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Olá 👋 My name is Núria (She/her) — Originally from Barcelona — Team Lead Designer at Holidu — Organiser Munich Accessibility Meetup Twitter: @nuriapenya
Glaucoma One of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60 ● Tunnel vision or patchy blind spots ● Blurred vision ● Light sensitivity
Audiobooks — For people who can’t see — For people who can’t move — For people who can’t read — For people who are on the go — For people who need a way out
fi When we design for accessibility, everyone bene ts
Agenda What is accessibility? Why designers should care? How can we do it?
What do you think of when you hear the word accessibility? Go to www.menti.com 3896 8570
Accessibility is the ease with which any person, regardless of ability or impairment, can use a digital service.
At least 15% of the world’s population has a recognised disability
People with disabilities People with blue eyes
15% 8-10%
Rates of disability are increasing due to world population ageing and the growth of chronic health conditions. Permanent Temporary Situational Hidden
We do everything online
Socialising Shopping Learning We do everything online Entertainment Banking
“For most people, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible.” Mary Pat Radabaugh — Director IBM National Support Centre for Persons with Disabilities, 1991
Vital Coronavirus information is failing the blind and visually impaired ffi Image sources: Robert Koch-Institut, O ce for National Statistics (ONS), National Department of Health South Africa.
WE SUX UX ≠ SUX (Some Users Experience)
Empathy
Workshop Creating empathy through inclusive personas
Some links One book: Accessibility for everyone (by Laura Kalbag One video: Inclusive Design: Designing for Deaf People Helps Everyone (by Marie van Driessche) One website: The Ally Project One TV show: Atypical (About Autism & people in the spectrum) I love it 💜 One course: Digital Accessibility (FutureLearn) One newsletter: Disability News Digest Based on my public Accessibility 1,2,3 list 🦄 One tool: Stark One podcast: 13 Letters
Obrigada. 🙏 @nuriapenya
As designers and tech people in general, we have to acknowledge the fact that every person experiences the Web differently, and therefore build products that can be used by a diverse group of people. In this talk, I want to share some simple guidelines designers can follow to make digital products more accessible to everyone.
The following resources were mentioned during the presentation or are useful additional information.
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