Reginé Gilbert shares what it takes to create accessible experiences, how her students are helping NASA to hear a solar eclipse, and why inclusive design is everyones job.
Highlights include:
â How are inclusive design and accessibility different, yet related?
â Why is disability not seen in the same light as other DE&I initiatives?
â What should people do to make the digital world more accessible?
â If big tech canât do basic accessibility, what hope do we have?
â Why is it important to include people with disabilities in the design process?
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Who is Reginé Gilbert?
ReginĂ© is an Industry Assistant Professor at New York Universityâs Tandon School of Engineering, where she is teaching the next generation of UX designers about the importance of accessibility and inclusive design - in both regular reality and cross-reality experiences.
Before joining NYU, Reginé was the Chief Creative Officer of Gilbert Consulting Group, where she advised organisations - large and small - on accessibility. She has also worked as User Experience Lead at Ralph Lauren and, prior to entering UX, was a Senior Product Manager at Michael Kors.
She is the author of the book âInclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mindâ, an excellent starting point for anybody new to accessibility. Rumour has it that ReginĂ© is also working on a new book called âHuman Spatial Computingâ, which will be published by Oxford University Press in 2023.
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Find Reginé here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginegilbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reg_inee
Website: https://reginegilbert.com/
XR City - Accessibility Subway Map:
https://bit.ly/3STjLbZ
ReginĂ©âs book:
Inclusive Design for a Digital World:
https://amzn.to/3SVBCip
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