Design for Accessibility

A presentation at Lean UX Lisboa in July 2021 in by Núria Peña

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Lean UX Lisboa Design for accessibility By Núria Peña

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House Rules — Interact at any time using the rise hand functionality or just simply pop a question in the chat — You can activate the Audio Captions — I will be sharing all the slides & resources

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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

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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

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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

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fi When we design for accessibility, everyone bene ts

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Agenda What is accessibility? Why designers should care? How can we do it?

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What do you think of when you hear the word accessibility? Go to www.menti.com 3896 8570

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Accessibility is the ease with which any person, regardless of ability or impairment, can use a digital service.

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At least 15% of the world’s population has a recognised disability

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People with disabilities People with blue eyes

15% 8-10%

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Rates of disability are increasing due to world population ageing and the growth of chronic health conditions. Permanent Temporary Situational Hidden

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We do everything online

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Socialising Shopping Learning We do everything online Entertainment Banking

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“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

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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.

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WE SUX UX ≠ SUX (Some Users Experience)

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Empathy

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Workshop Creating empathy through inclusive personas

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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

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Obrigada. 🙏 @nuriapenya