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Best Practices for Inclusive Design – Part 2
Part Two: Inclusive Design and Accessibility In part one of this series, we defined the concept and practice of inclusive design and its relationship to digital accessibility for people with…
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The true cost of not prioritizing accessibility: Avoid risk and maximize product ROI
This piece was originally published on Product-Led Alliance. As a product leader, there’s no doubt how you would answer these questions: Do you care about user experience? Do you want…
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What is Inclusive Design, and How Does it Relate to Accessibility? – Part 1
Part One: The Process Great digital experiences begin with the right mindset. When it comes to design, there are two philosophies that can help you reach the widest possible audience:…
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Accessibility Strategy for Procurement
This is the second in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles and organizational types. This post will focus on the role of…
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Accessibility Strategy for Product Management
This is the first in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles and organizational types. This post will focus on the role of…
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Accessible digital map experiences: a mountain climb or a walk in the park?
The topic of accessible maps recently came up during a conversation with an organisation we’ve been helping. They were worried about the accessibility of digital maps, and they were considering…
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Challenges to digital accessibility now and in the future
Earlier this summer, I was invited to give a talk at an event organized by the Ed-ICT research consortium, in Milton Keynes, UK. Ed-ICT is an international collective of researchers…
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Think like an accessible UX researcher part 3: five common mistakes in usability testing and how to avoid them
This is the third in a series of posts reviewing the advice in Think like a UX Researcher, by David Travis and Philip Hodgson, from the perspective of involving people…
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Think like an accessible UX researcher part 2: How many participants?
This is the second in a series of posts looking at the advice provided in the excellent book Think like a UX Researcher, by David Travis and Philip Hodgson, from the…
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Think like an accessible UX researcher part 1: Defining your research problem
Earlier this year, an important new book for the field of UX was published—Think like a UX Researcher, by David Travis and Philip Hodgson. Given the quality of advice provided…
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Making accessibility teachable: SICSA
One of the most important aspects of digital accessibility advocacy is helping the next generation of designers, developers and managers learn the skills and knowledge needed to ensure accessibility is…
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TPGi at Accessing Higher Ground 2017
I was one of a small group of people from TPGi and colleagues from VFO who attended the 2017 edition of the Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) conference in Westminster, Colorado….
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New book chapter: Accessible online learning
Many months ago, Mary Ziegler (Program Manager for Online Accessibility at MIT) and I started work on a chapter on Accessible Online Learning for a new book, Disability, Human Rights…
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Accessibility as a focus for people-first design: Manchester UX in the City
I gave a talk at the first UX in the City conference in Manchester, UK, on May 5th 2017, exploring the connection between people-first design and accessibility and inclusive design….
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Learning by involving people with disabilities in user research
One of the most exciting things about 2016 has been the growth in number of user-research projects that we’ve worked on with our clients. User research is about discovering and…