Terence Eden tells the story of a young woman who, forced by circumstances, has to use a public website using a tiny gaming device’s browser. And it works. Because designers did their job: The PSP’s web browser is – charitably – pathetic. It is slow, frequently runs out of memory, and
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How to design digital systems and artifacts that are usable, make sense and do not exclude anyone.
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Bookmark: "The unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTML" by Terence Eden
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Inclusive design in the wild: Pattern backgrounds in data tables (caniuse.com)
I’m always happy to randomly stumble upon accessibility updates on websites — today I noticed that caniuse.com (the most comprehensive resource for web developers to assess feature availability in different browsers) updated their colored tables with new cell backgrounds:
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Designing for illiteracy
As I am currently working on an inclusive project with a focus on reaching disadvantaged populations, last week’s Creative Mornings Berlin meetup featuring a talk by Lena Alfter on typography for dyslexic people could not have come at a better time. Lena Alfter, a young designer from Germany
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What if a website were only accessible by assistive technology?
Manuel Matuzović shares a thought-provoking experiment: a web page optimized for screenreader software only, making it a hellish experience for users using the visual interface with a mouse.
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"Commit: Update system" — Prototype Fund demo day #6
“Commit — Update system” was the motto for round six of the Prototype Fund, Germany’s funding scheme for open source technology. The February 2020 demo day showcased the projects, framed in an inspirational narrative around changing society through responsible and open
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A view back at the 9th A11Y Meetup Berlin ...and ahead to the A11Y Club Summit 2019
I much enjoyed one of the Berlin Accessibility Meetup talks this week. Besides, this is the perfect time to remind about our A11Y Club Summit on 16/17 Nov - sign-ups are still open!
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Reply to a Tweet by Eric Eggert
Periodic reminder that not everyone has a “first name” and a “last name”.
—Eric Eggert 2019-10-03 “Periodic reminder that not everyone has a ‘first name’ and a ‘last name’” ..and that not all names consist of six or more characters
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Think-About! – a tech conference unique in concept and execution
A tech conference focusing not only on technology and design, but on social impact and responsibility – when I first heard about the new Think-About! conference, the ticket was an almost instant purchase. And the event turned out to even exceed my already high expectations. This is hands down my new favourite conference.
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Co-learning at Accessibility Club #8 - some notes and thoughts
Accessibility Club is a meetup where professionals, enthusiasts and curious novices discuss how to create accessible digital technology. The 8th event of this series once again saw me inspired by what is essentially a random agenda with unpredictable topics - and outcomes! The day started with two
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Selected a11y insights from my past year
Designing accessible technology is a continuous learning process. These are some insights from the past year I wrote about on this blog.
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On low-hanging fruit and using the right tools for accessibility (A11Y Berlin meetup #6)
The 6th A11YBerlin meetup featured talks on “Getting the first 30% of accessibility issues” and “Accessible PDF”.
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CAPTCHAs are really, really bad UX design
Robin Christopherson just wrote an important article on the AbilityNet blog: “AI is making CAPTCHA increasingly cruel for disabled users”.
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The UX design case of closed captions for everyone
Are video subtitles chiefly for users who cannot hear or lack an audio device?
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Video of my talk at WUD Hamburg (in German)
The video recording of my talk on privacy as UX from Nov 2018 (“Datenschutz als User Experience”) is now available online.
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Discussing design ethics at World Usability Day Hamburg 2018
This year’s World Usability Day featured “Design for Good or Evil”, and I got the opportunity to attend the Hamburg edition of this always-inspiring global community event. With a topic so close to my heart, it was great to attend a range of sessions surrounding design ethics and meet interesting people.
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Rail travelers need web accessibility, too!
Finally back in Nuremberg after a crazy week of awesome events! [...]
—Joschi Kuphal 2018-11-08 Using train WiFi on a Deutsche Bahn train is a great example how accessibility efforts (here: image alt text on Twitter) benefit everybody.
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User-centred transparency design for privacy – Part II: Content design
This follow-up on the “layered approach” discusses the EDPB guidelines’ suggestions for shaping the transparency information itself: content, language, accessibility, intelligibility, etc.
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IxDA Berlin #69: Inclusion and diversity - first hand
25 September 2018 marked the first World Interaction Design Day, running under the global theme of “Diversity and Inclusion in Design”. The Berlin IxDA chapter arranged an inspiring event, inviting two speakers who examine these issues both personally and professionally. IxDA Berlin
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Note, published 25 Sep 2018
“Make something usable, relevant and simple for anyone to use” — Eriol Fox, on diversity in design at IxDA Berlin #69
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User-centred transparency design for privacy - Part I: The layered approach
The EDPB’s official “Guidelines on Transparency” under GDPR are a valuable, yet little-known, resource for designers. In this article, I examine the 40-pager for contributions on putting individuals in control of their personal data through user-centred design - beyond compliance
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UX for users with cookies disabled - a neat example
The design takes into account privacy-conscious users with cookies disabled. When closing the notification popup, the user learns that by using an alternative URL, they can reach a version of the site without the notification
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#A11YBerlin meetup series kicked off with two great talks
The newly established Accessibility Meetup Berlin had a great start in January, featuring speakers looking at the topic from two different angles.
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Reposting a Tweet by Smashing Magazine
While I feel that performance has finally found its place on the agenda in web projects, it’s about time to push privacy, accessibility and ethics to the spotlight as well. Still way too often forgotten or dismissed for the sake of business.
—Smashing Magazine 2018-01-14 Amen! “While I feel that performance has finally found its place on the agenda in web projects, it’s about time to push privacy, accessibility and ethics to the spotlight as well. Still way too often forgotten or dismissed for the sake of business.”
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Talk: "Designing away the cookie disclaimer"
My lightning talk from the beyond tellerrand Berlin warm-up on 2017-11-06: privacy as a core aspect of ethical UX design. “Don’t ask yourself ‘does what we are doing require a cookie banner’, but instead do something that respects the spirit of these privacy rules in the first place.”
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2+2(+n) beyond tellerrand talks to watch - Berlin 2017
Early November is beyond tellerrand time in Berlin - the cosy web and design conference hosted by Marc Thiele. Despite something like 500 attendants, this two-day event feels like a family reunion - and just like last year, the talks on offer were nothing short of mindblowing. Marc Thiele on his
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