NAMM Accessibility Panel

These slides are from my part in the panel presentation "Accessible Music Creation – Grow Your Following, Grow Your Business" hosted by AVID at the 2019 NAMM show.

Link: http://www.avidblogs.com/avid-to-host-2019-namm-pro-accessibility-panel

I am currently writing my PhD thesis on "Facilitated Performance & Accessible Digital Musical Instruments".

Feel free to get in touch with me at amy[at]adickens.co.uk if you are interested in talking about my research.

Transcript

1. Accessibility on the
   Product Roadmap
   Amy Dickens
   Samsung Internet | University of Nottingham
   @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   

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2. I started out as a curious
   Musician
   then I studied to become an
   Audio Engineer
   not long after I became a
   Computer Scientist
   I found a voice as an
   Ambassador for Women in Tech
   and a job as
   Web Developer Advocate
   @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   

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3. @RedRoxProjects
   Accessibility on the Product Roadmap
   Hot takes on Accessibility
   Accessibility in the product life-cycle
   Things to think about
   Accessibility in DMI Research
   @samsunginternet
   

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4. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   “Building accessible products is the right
   thing to do. As technology becomes more
   ingrained into everyday life, the ability to
   use digital products is a necessity;
   therefore, from an ethical perspective,
   ensuring that a diverse set of customers
   can use your product is a moral imperative.”
   Emily Tate, Mind the Product
   |Putting Accessibility First, Interactions 2018
   

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5. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   “The overall goal should be… Making sure
   that everyone has equivalent access… If it
   takes the average person who can see 10
   seconds and the average person with a
   visual impairment 5 minutes, that is not
   equivalent usability…
   That is not equivalent access”
   Jonathan Lazar, recipient of 2016 SIGCHI Social Impact Award
   |Putting Accessibility First, Interactions 2018
   

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6. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   Idea Generation
   Research & Development
   Testing
   Analysis
   Rollout / Release
   Stages of
   Product
   Development
   

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7. Idea Generation
   Gathering inputs from a wider consumer base
   Speaking with stakeholders in accessibility
   Identify accessibility barriers
   @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   

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8. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   Research & Development
   Make use of standards
   Accessible user stories into your use cases & user journeys
   Ebay and Web AIM
   Global Product Inclusive Infrastructure
   

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9. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
   Testing
   Can be as early as a paper prototype!
   Test against standards
   Recruit real people with a disability - don’t just use
   automated testing
   

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10. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Analysis
    Have a specific report for accessibility
    Feedback in product meetings - don’t ignore the issue!
    Compare your product with well known accessible products
    Be a champion for accessibility in your organisation
    

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11. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Rollout / Release
    Gather feedback from people with a disability
    Provide your tools / product for free to accessible music
    makers
    Be warned about retrofitting!
    

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12. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Idea Generation
    Research & Development
    Testing
    Analysis
    Rollout / Release
    Stages of
    Product
    Development
    

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13. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Idea Generation
    Research & Development
    Testing
    Analysis
    Rollout / Release
    Stages of
    Product
    Development
    

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14. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Accessibility should have an
    access all areas pass on your
    product roadmap
    

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15. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Accessibility isn’t a feature - it’s a foundation
    The greatest misconception is that it is hard to do
    Retrofitting is hard and costly due to a backlog of
    “accessibility debt” - also you lose users when you do this!
    Most fixes make products more accessible for everyone
    Use your internal influence to drive forward accessibility in
    your products
    

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16. Guidelines on product design
    Instrument Finder
    Community chatter
    Feel free to come to talk to me about this!
    @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Accessible Instruments - a community for
    accessible music makers and digital musical
    instrument creators
    

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17. @RedRoxProjects @samsunginternet
    Thank You!
    Amy Dickens
    Email me: amy@adickens.co.uk
    Tweet me: @RedRoxProjects
    

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