“It could be better. It could be much worse”: Understanding Accessibility in User Experience Practice with Implications for Industry and Education
While accessibility is acknowledged as a crucial component in design, many technologies
remain inaccessible for people with disabilities. As part of a study to better understand UX …
remain inaccessible for people with disabilities. As part of a study to better understand UX …
How do professionals who create computing technologies consider accessibility?
In this paper, we present survey findings about how user experience (UX) and human-
computer interaction (HCI) professionals, who create information and communication …
computer interaction (HCI) professionals, who create information and communication …
Tenets for social accessibility: Towards humanizing disabled people in design
Despite years of addressing disability in technology design and advocating user-centered
design practices, popular mainstream technologies remain largely inaccessible for people …
design practices, popular mainstream technologies remain largely inaccessible for people …
Addressing workplace accessibility practices through technical communication research methods: One size does not fit all
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Background: Accessibility of digital materials within workplaces continues to be an issue that
is not readily and completely addressed through legal compliance and institutional policy …
is not readily and completely addressed through legal compliance and institutional policy …
Teaching accessibility in a technology design course
The goal of college computer science and informatics design curricula is to prepare the next
generation of technology designers. While accessibility is considered important for …
generation of technology designers. While accessibility is considered important for …
How designing for people with and without disabilities shapes student design thinking
Despite practices addressing disability in design and advocating user-centered design
(UCD) approaches, popular mainstream technologies remain largely inaccessible for …
(UCD) approaches, popular mainstream technologies remain largely inaccessible for …
Best practices for teaching accessibility in university classrooms: cultivating awareness, understanding, and appreciation for diverse users
As Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) become more diffuse, developers
and designers need to consider a growing diversity of users including people with …
and designers need to consider a growing diversity of users including people with …
Anticipate and adjust: Cultivating access in human-centered methods
Methods are fundamental to doing research and can directly impact who is included in
scientific advances. Given accessibility research's increasing popularity and pervasive …
scientific advances. Given accessibility research's increasing popularity and pervasive …
Using modules to teach accessibility in a user-centered design course
Courses in user-centered design, where students learn about centering design on the needs
of individuals, is one natural point in which accessibility content can be injected into the …
of individuals, is one natural point in which accessibility content can be injected into the …
How accessibility practitioners promote the creation of accessible products in large companies
Although some technology companies have made significant strides towards the
accessibility of their products, most consumer-facing technology products still pose access …
accessibility of their products, most consumer-facing technology products still pose access …