World Interaction Design Day 2018 - Diversity & Inclusion in Design lightening talk

1. A pragmatic way
to approach Accessibility
25 Sept 2018
@amir_ansari @transpire
World Interaction Design Day -
Diversity & Inclusion in Design

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Some stats...
● 4 million Australians have some form of
disability (Australian Network on disability)
● 357,000 people are blind or have low vision
(vision Australia)
● 3.8 million Australians are impacted by arthritis
● Up to 1 in 6 Australians are impacted by some
form of hearing loss.
● Colourblindness affects ~ 8% of men in Australia
● 1 in 10 Australians are impacted by some form of
cognitive disability
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May 2017

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May 2017

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May 2017
Build empathy and
awareness through
education

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appsforall.com.au
email: info@appsforall.com.au
twitter: @AppsforallAU

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Quick tips
● Avoid autoplay
● Hide decorative
content
● Set accessibility
attributes
For designersFor developers Product owners
● Test with users
● Apply good colour
contrast
● Design Appropriate
touch targets
● Understand your
responsibility
● Capture diverse personas
● Define A11y Acceptance
criteria

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“Tackle
accessibility
1 piece at a time”
Kelly Schulz
Customer Inclusion & Experience
Protagonist | Human | Optimistic
Realist

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Do the best you can
until you know better.
Then when you know
better, do better.
Maya Angelou
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