This case study examines how researchers at Lenovo and dscout partnered to conduct a mobile ethnographic study on the technology experiences of individuals who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing, with the goal of...
Tag: inclusive research
Making Tech More Accessible: An Ethnographic Lens on Ability and Disability
EPIC Members Richard Beckwith and Susan Faulkner (Intel) have assembled a panel of luminaries in accessible tech research, design, and engineering for our January 26 event, Seeing Ability: Research and Development for Making Tech More Accessible. In anticipation, we asked them a few questions...
Hearing Through Their Ears: Developing Inclusive Research Methods to Co-Create with Blind Participants
This paper recounts research into the orientation and mobility experiences of people who are blind or visually impaired, and describes the novel sonic research method I developed for this purpose. “Participant Phonography,” as I call the method, aims to empower research participants with low or no...
Inclusive Research Techniques: Learning with Disabled Users to Create Accessible Designs
User research with disabled participants has many benefits for research, design, and business. In short,...
Conducting Inclusive Research across Language & Culture
https://player.vimeo.com/video/897277586?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Language access is critical to inclusive research, products, and organizations. It requires not just translation, but culturally nuanced translation that truly connects to the people we serve. In this...
Tutorial: Research for Accessible and Inclusive Design
Overview Including people with disabilities in user research is fundamentally the right thing to do, because their experiences matter just as much as those of the non-disabled users that are typically...