Inclusive Design: more heart, more humans

A talk on Inclusive Design (and Development) by Nicola du Toit (http://nicoladutoit.com/) and me.

Given at the June Cape Town Dribbble meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Dribbble-Community/events/250981919/

Transcript

1. Inclusive Design: More ! , more humans
2. Disability is a spectrum, not a binary
3. Did anyone notice something weird on the stairs? On the walls? bit.ly/emplab301
4. Us looking at our stuff ! ➜ " ➜ #truestory
5. The Empathy Labradors Nicola du Toit - @sophdex Steve Barnett - @maxbarners
12. 1. Disability as a spectrum 2. The What and the Why 3. The How
13. Ability + Barrier = Disability
15. Please to standing up... (yes, really) (It's practice for later) !
16. Friend? Parent? Colleague? Stand up!
17. Disability is a spectrum, not a binary
18. “The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.” — Tim Berners-Lee
19. Examples of barriers Complex content Precise controls Low contrast
20. 1. Disability as a spectrum 2. The What and the Why 3. The How
21. ❤ Inclusive Design is designing for the (for reals) diversity of our users
22. ❤ Accessibility is the implementation (Google these: WCAG, WAI-ARIA)
23. ❤ Inclusive Design means good usability
24. ❤ Inclusive Design means quality software
25. ❤ Inclusive Design helps us be a superhero
26. ❤ Inclusive Design provides constraints, which spark creativity
27. ❤ Inclusive Design helps us design for (imperfect) reality
28. ❤ Inclusive Design asks us to have the confidence and the kindness to be a little boring
29. 1. Disability as a spectrum 2. The What and the Why 3. The How
30. How do we do Inclusive Design? How do we check?
31. Cognitive disability Check for plain language
32. Physical disability Check without using a mouse or trackpad
33. Visual disability Check the colour contrast
34. "This sounds like a lot of work" !
35. “It doesn't have to be perfect, just a little bit better than yesterday" — Leonie Watson
36. Disability is a spectrum, not a binary
37. 1. Disability as a spectrum 2. The What and the Why 3. The How
38. Now what? Tomorrow, 10am, 10 mins Test your stuff bit.ly/emplab-ten-at-ten
39. Pair up with someone Tell them: "I'm going to spend 10 minutes testing my stuff tomorrow." ! or
40. Thanks! Nicola du Toit - @sophdex Steve Barnett - @maxbarners bit.ly/emplab-ten-at-ten