Takeaways from 7 Principles of Inclusive Design

The Inclusive Design Principles

In her 7 Principles of Inclusive Design webinar today, Henny Swan, director of user experience at The Paciello Group, discussed how accessibility and inclusive design fit together to create usable websites and web apps that work for everyone.

Swan explained how we need to think early in our design process about how we can make our products and services inclusive. Continue reading Takeaways from 7 Principles of Inclusive Design

10 Research Guiding Principles (That We Live and Work By)

In their 10 Research Guiding Principles (That We Live and Work By) webinar, hosted by User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), Leah Rader and Beth Toland shared 10 guiding principles for conducting user research.

Rader and Toland discussed lessons learned from years of design research, specific ways you can try out the principles, and shared ideas and resources to learn more. Continue reading 10 Research Guiding Principles (That We Live and Work By)

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