The Cognitive and Neurodiversity Side of Things

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There are all kinds of disabilities that require keyboard usage. Some people will be completely blind and require a screen reader. People with vestibular related issues have the ability to turn off animating effects in the interface so they don't trigger dizziness or nausea. There's lots of different things that we do in interfaces that make it a challenge for people with mobility or dexterity challenges to operate. Coming soon: Envision, an open-source design platform used to create digital products you can use anywhere.

Derek Featherstone teaches us how designing for people with disabilities is really just better design for everybody. He shows us how people with disabilities aren’t different from us, they just use different tools to accomplish the same things. He encourages us to apply empathy to grow our skills in learning how to design for accessibility. He also reveals how taking small steps to incorporate something new into our design process could change everything.

Origin Story (5:53)
What Were Your “Aha” Moments? (12:02)
Why Do We Tend to Forget About Disabled Users? (17:15)
Tools Disabled Folks Use to Navigate (20:47)
Accessibility, Greater Than Aesthetics (31:37)
Has Designing for Accessibility Ever Made Things Worse for Majority of “Able” Users? (36:14)
Story of Biggest Triumph in Designing for Inclusivity + Accessibility (42:36)
What’s a Roadmap for Learning this Stuff? (44:56)
Contact Info (47:35)

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