Inclusive Design 24 Returns November 16

Inclusve Designer 24, 16 November 2017, 24-hour online community event

Imagine spending an hour every day learning about web accessibility. And doing it for 100 days.

That’s what web designer Amy Carney challenged herself to do earlier this year, as part of her plan to improve her web accessibility knowledge.

I followed Amy’s exciting 100-day journey via Twitter, as she shared her lessons learned.

And I can’t wait to hear her talk in person about her journey at Inclusive Design 24 when it returns for a second time this year on November 16, 2017. Continue reading Inclusive Design 24 Returns November 16

World Usability Day, Detroit: Usable Usability: Inclusive Design for the Real World

You’re invited to join Refresh Detroit and Michigan Usability Professionals Association (Michigan UXPA) as we host World Usability Day, Detroit the evening of Thursday, November 9, 2017.

World Usability Day, Detroit returns for a fourth year to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use. Events will be held around the world to raise awareness about usability.

This year’s theme is Inclusion through user experience and we’re excited to offer a hands-on activity for our attendees. Continue reading World Usability Day, Detroit: Usable Usability: Inclusive Design for the Real World

Photo of the Week: Strolling the Boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan

sign showing distances to Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC greets walkers at the entrance of the boardwalk

What a beautiful fall day it was to walk along the boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. I knew I had traveled a far distance over the weekend. What I didn’t realize: it’s shorter to travel to Chicago, Illinois from Manistique, Michigan than to return back to metro Detroit, Michigan… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Strolling the Boardwalk in Manistique, Michigan