Equalize Digital
Website Accessibility Consulting, Training, and Development
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How D&D Can Improve Accessibility: Using Roleplay During All Phases of Product Development to Better Consider User Experience: Nick Croft
January 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
From creating persona-like character sheets to role-playing these characters during a project’s planning, design, development, and testing phases, you will learn how to improve the user experience-based development and overall accessibility of your products.
During this talk, Nick will discuss some “non-developer characters” (NDCs), how they interact with websites and apps, and how taking the time to “role play” those characters can help improve accessibility.
At the end of the talk, you will have access to new tools and ways of thinking about features, content, and design, as well as approaches to testing.
Learning outcomes:
- Learn the importance of considering the user experience in accessibility.
- A set of character sheets to consider for making accessible features.
- How to use role-play through the product development lifecycle to ensure an accessible feature.
These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speaker
Nick is passionate about Accessibility and has been most of his career. From working in the physical space of college campuses doing construction and maintenance during his 20s to becoming a principal developer for a WordPress VIP partner agency that has found a niche in higher ed and massive networks, Nick has always put accessibility first.
Nick took the time to improve his knowledge by earning International Associate of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) certifications, including Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS), Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), and Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA). Nick has also completed his 508 Trusted Tester training.
After earning these certifications, tragedy struck, and now Nick is father to a disabled daughter, which has opened his eyes even further into the obstacles affecting people with disabilities. This has further increased his passion to make the world accessible.
When not working, Nick enjoys life in rural northern Virginia with his wife, four children, and two dogs.
Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Live captions: GoDaddy
- Organizer and post-event transcription: Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker
- Your Business here! Learn about sponsorship
Accessibility & Accommodations
This meetup will be held virtually over Zoom and live captioned, thanks to our sponsors. Slide links will be provided when applicable, and presenters are encouraged to make slides as accessible as possible with alternative text for images, etc.
We’re working to secure sponsors so that we can offer ASL interpretation.
All are welcome to attend. If you need specific accommodations to make this meetup work for you, please contact us and we will try our best to accommodate you.
Code of Conduct
Please note that this group is a welcoming space for all. As this event is part of the official WordPress Meetup program, all attendees must follow the WordPress Online Code of Conduct.
By RSVPing to this meetup, you agree to abide by these guidelines. If you have concerns that the Online Code of Conduct is not being followed, don’t hesitate to get in touch with an organizer.
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