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NAMM Accessibility Panel

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.

Amy Dickens

January 26, 2019
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  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: [email protected]
    Tweet me: @RedRoxProjects

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