Speaking at a UX Conference
I had the pleasure of being a speaker on the 7th edition of “Dark side of the UX”. It's a UX conference that takes place annually.
The conference’s theme last year was “Your journey starts here”. It was directed mostly to young, aspiring designers – to help them kick off their design voyage.
That's me!
My keynote topic was
ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT HARD
Huh???
The topic of my presentation was “Accessibility is not hard”.
A sentence, which is not... umm... true...
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Or is it??? Well, if someone is hearing about the topic for the first time, I want them to love the subject, not be afraid of it from the start! Let them have some optimism, before they dive in the documentation, right?
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Ekhm, anyways
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I explained the fundamentals of inclusive design, why it’s so important, and of course – how to do it.
I know WCAG in and out by now, but getting there took quite a bit of time and effort.
I wanted the young designers to have a different start.
I wanted them to understand just two things:​
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First - that learning the basics of accessibility is paramount.
Second – that it doesn’t have to be hard!
8 Simple Accessibility Guidelines
I also created 8 simple accessibility guidelines for UX designers based on my knowledge and experience. I wanted them to be precise and practical, so that designers can easily incorporate them into their work and greatly improve the accessibility of their designs.
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I like to think that – while developing a fully accessible product may be difficult at times – inclusive design doesn’t have to be strenuous at all.
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Because you don’t have to know everything about accessibility to improve it in your designs.
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Wanna know more? Check out my Accessibility Trainings page!
Sharing my knowledge in a condensed, easy to digest form, is really fun to do.
And the thought that more and more designers incorporate accessibility
guidelines into their work makes me super thrilled.
Go ally! 🦾
~ fingers snapping sounds ~
you know, like at poetry readings? because I was on stage? nevermind
If you would like to check out the presentation I used, here it is (in polish).
If you’re interested, check out my other projects too.
And take a walk! Your bowels will thank you.