UX14 - Universal Design: A Strategy to enable everyone through design (Rajesh Kalidini)

Universal design benefits people with disabilities and most importantly, benefits everyone. As the world is transitioning into IoT (Internet of Things), designers across the world have a moral responsibility to design usable experiences for all people regardless of their abilities.

Though regulations are growing in many countries to enforce universal design, there is no need to wait. Designers have invisible tools in their hands today. This talk reveals small changes in design practice that will enable and empower people of all ages and abilities to successfully use your solutions.

Structure of the talk:
• World population with disabilities
• Accessibility-related regulations across the world
• Accessibility additions to Design best practices
-Page structure
-Font selection
-Color selection
-Content practices
-A fundamental question for all UX-ers
• Conclusion: Impacts of embracing Accessible design.

About the presenter:
The presenter has led the Accessibility standards implementation at Microsoft for the past five years. He is well-versed in the latest regulations and standards, and speaks the language of design.

Transcript

1. Universal Design Rajesh Kalidindi | @rajeshdesign Microsoft | Seattle | USA
2. By end of 2014 Almost 3 billion internet users 2.3 billion mobile-broadband subscriptions Source ITU(International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs
3. Over a billion people have some form of disability Source: WHO report on disability,
4. Visual Mobility Speech Cognitive Hearing
5. Assistive Technology
6. Regulations
7. Digital Accessibility Laws Around the Globe Digital Accessibility Laws Around the Globe • Argentina • Australia & New Zealand • Brazil • Canada • Denmark • European Union • Holland/Netherlands • Iceland • India • Japan • Philippines • UK • USA
8. 7 Principles of Universal Design
9. Ronald Mace 1941-1998
10. 1. Equitable Use
11. 2. Flexibility in Use
12. 3. Simple and Intuitive Use
13. 4. Perceptible Information
14. 5. Tolerance for Error
15. 6. Low Physical Effort
16. 7. Size and Space for Approach and Use
17. Best practices for UX-ers
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20. Content
21. User Settings
22. Alternative Input Methods
23. Universal Design for one and all
24. WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines http://webaim.org/resources/designers/
25. @rajeshdesign rajeshdesign AT yahoo.com