Include Disabled People at the Beginning of Your Project: You Are Not Your User [Video]

An illustration of a woman in a short-sleeved red dress speaking at you, standing in in an open office area with seated workers at desks and tablesbehind her.

When I took my user experience classes almost 20 years ago, one of the first and most challenging, things for me to learn: I wasn’t the user for the websites and services I designed and developed.

My college instructor stressed the importance of research and identifying who our prospective users were.

So we could design websites and services that fit their needs.

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Part 2: Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos

YouTube Accessibility At a Glance playlist, highlighting the Inclusive Interviewing video.

When I discovered Microsoft’s Accessibility at a Glance video series on YouTube last summer, I was excited to share the news of their videos.

Each short video (around two minutes) is captioned and offers specific ways to create more accessible Continue reading Part 2: Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos

Learn to Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos

Accessibility at at Glance video playlist

I discovered Microsoft’s Accessibility at a Glance video series on YouTube yesterday when I saw a tweet sharing the latest published video.

The series aims to offer helpful tips and recommendations for creating inclusive design experiences, with short videos.

Each video is only one to two and one-half minutes long. Continue reading Learn to Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos