Cheshire Disability Services Kenya
Cheshire Disability Services Kenya is a disability inclusion focused organization and a global alliance member of Leonard Cheshire Disability.
Fundamentals
Kenya Disabiliy Resource
The Kenya disability resource is a online library that contains articles, videos and other information about disability.
inABLE
Opening up more inclusive educational and employment possibilities.
How society's attitudes towards the sexual lives of women with disabilities creates problems
In this article, I share the experiences of three women who have faced prejudice regarding their sexual health, on account of their disabilities.
foreveryone.design – Accessibility design library
Lived accessibility – the end user perspective
It is often said that end users should be more involved in development, design, and testing. What are the main barriers for this to happen, and are there good examples to learn from?
Overlays – the policy perspective
A brief overview of the current situation in Europe when it comes to overlays, made by Roberto Scano, senior ICT accessibility expert. The panel will discuss the end user perspective of overlays as well as technical aspects, focusing on how new technology should best be handled from a policy perspective.
Xbox Accessibility Disability Etiquette
In an effort to help, Xbox has put together a training session to help game developers have enjoyable and productive interactions with people with disabilities. This video covers the basics of interacting with people with various categories of disabilities. After watching it, you should feel better prepared and more comfortable working with gamers with disabilities.
Creating Accessible Cultural Experiences
Accessibility consultancy TPGi discusses the development of the Bloomberg Connects app and what it means to create accessible cultural experiences.
8 common questions about accessible UX
I want to acknowledge some of the things I hear from designers every day about accessibility and help others build inclusive work now.
Clive Loseby: The internet's accessibility problem -- and how to fix it
The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities -- and lays out some steps to make being online better for everyone.
Accessibility vs. Inclusive Design
"Accessible design" and "inclusive design" are often used interchangeably. While they are related, their focuses are different.
Yes, Digital Product Owners: Accessibility is your accountability, too.
I saw a post a few weeks back where Jennison Asuncion pointed out that "#ProductManagement is the last frontier when it comes to building awareness/buy-in and establishing its role in the #a11y equation." I completely agree.
How To Make A Strong Case For Accessibility — Smart Interface Design Patterns
With things to keep in mind, strategies and practical techniques to convince stakeholders to support and promote accessibility efforts.
What Are Accessibility Overlays?
All accessibility overlays are bad. Except the ones by overlay vendors planning to sue me. Those ones are good and I highly recommend them, despite what I may say during the video.
What autistic people can teach you about communication
Autistic activist Kailey Sieja draws on her own (sometimes humorous) experience as an autistic person to demonstrate the surprising lessons we can learn from individuals with ASD.
Ableist interactions
This week, a product launched and claimed to generate “production ready” code. But it also generates code with accessibility problems, which contradicts “production ready”. When someone called this out publicly, a community showed itself from its worst side. What can we learn?
Design Under Pressure
We design with ideal conditions in mind, but the world is far from ideal.
Design Under Pressure is a practical resource center to help you and your team proactively create products and services that hold up under stress cases.
Accessibility and Inclusivity Study Guide
Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn more about accessible and inclusive design.
Building UX research practices for inclusion
Join Maureen, former behavioral researcher turned UXR, and Josh, an accessibility lead at Veterans Affairs, for a deep dive into the common pitfalls of inclusive UX research from the projection bias of expert testers to the unequal distribution of power during analysis.
Join Maureen, former behavioral researcher turned UXR, and Josh, an accessibility lead at Veterans Affairs, for a deep dive into the common pitfalls of inclusive UX research from the projection bias of expert testers to the unequal distribution of power during analysis. They’ll share actionable guidance on how to further mature an inclusive research practice from purposeful sampling strategies to intersectional awareness and equitable hiring practices.
Examining the Deceptive Practices of Accessibility Overlay Tools
This article intends to examine the user interface (UI) design strategies of accessibility overlay tools, and their implications on the access of internet for people with disabilities.
Overlays Underwhelm
Accessibility overlays bring promises of accessible sites in one line of code, but experiences from users tell us the opposite. We will look at the guarantees, the marketing efforts, the code efforts, and lived experiences of users.
Empathy is broken - Moving from cognition to compassion
Join a designer with a devoted nonviolent communication practice to learn about practices that will help you expand your empathy practice to reduce harm and address needs.
Centre For Accessibility Australia
The Centre for Accessibility Australia is a not-for-profit in Western Australia empowering those who wish to create inclusive design and access to improve website and app accessibility solutions.
Accessibility: Making the Business Case for Employers
Developing a business case can significantly help in your quest to advocate for an accessible workplace.
Accessibility Convincing
Lainey Feingold presents Accessibility Convincing: Putting ethics, people with disabilities, and civil rights at the center.
Accessibility through the eyes of impaired users. Literally
15% of all users are impaired. However, there’s no shortage of accessibility fails online. Here’s how it actually feels to see bad designs as a user with a disability.
Disability Visibility Project
The Disability Visibility Project is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.
Disability History: An Introduction
Go on a journey with disability rights activist Lawrence Carter-Long as your guide in this video overview of the rich history and culture of the disability community.
Interacting with People with Disabilities
Some people are uncomfortable talking with people with disabilities. This article gives you some basic tips to help you be more comfortable interacting with people with disabilities, and to help people with disabilities more enjoy interacting with you.