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WordCamp US 2019: User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool

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In her User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool presentation at WordCamp US 2019, Carie Fisher discussed digital inclusion and shared practical steps web professionals can take to create accessible digital products and services.

Carie Fisher is an author, public speaker, and developer who is passionate about digital accessibility. She is currently a senior accessibility instructor and consultant at Deque. Continue reading WordCamp US 2019: User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool

Inclusive Design 24: The Tipping Point, How Performance Decisions Make Accessibility Differences

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In his The Tipping Point: How Performance Decisions Make Accessibility Differences presentation at Inclusive Design 24 2019 this month, Henri Helvetica discussed the relationship between performance and inclusive design.

A designer who works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he explained how performance metrics like

  • Time To Interactive
  • Wait time anti-patterns
  • Resource management

impact inclusive design and how people are included. Continue reading Inclusive Design 24: The Tipping Point, How Performance Decisions Make Accessibility Differences

Takeaways from An Evening with Marcy Sutton and Derek Featherstone: Panel Discussion

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At their August 2019 meetup, the Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design group hosted a special panel discussion with Derek Featherstone and Marcy Sutton discussing accessibility and inclusive design.

Moderated by meetup group co-organizer Fen Slattery, Sutton and Featherstone had a wonderful conversation answering and discussing questions submitted by group members.

While I wasn’t near Chicago, Illinois to attend the meetup in person, I was able to attend via their livestream and follow the conversations on Twitter.

Here are my notes. Continue reading Takeaways from An Evening with Marcy Sutton and Derek Featherstone: Panel Discussion

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