Inclusive Design Flashcards
What are the core points of inclusive design?
Ensuring that you are being fair, open and equal to everyone (this includes persons with disabilities, different genders, cultures and ages).
Can accessibility guarantee inclusiveness?
No accessibility cannot guarantee inclusiveness but it can be used to improve inclusiveness.
What do you need to remember when trying to build a UI with inclusive design?
You are not the user
Do not design for those that are like you
Include users in the design process by engaging the community
Give a brief explanation of impaired user interfaces
In the development of a UI, it is the interface that is considered to be impaired and not the user.
It is a mismatch between the needs of the user and the computer system.
Lastly it considers all aspects can affect a person’s ability to use the software these include ability, language, culture, gender and age.
What are the categories of disabilities?
Permanent
Temporary
Situational
Describe each disability category
Permanent is a disability that cannot be reversed such as being born with a missing arm.
Temporary is a disability that will exist for a certain amount of time such as having a broken arm.
Situational is a disability that is a result of the environment or current situation such as holding a baby in one arm.
What is the difference between inclusive and universal design?
Universal design aims to create one product for all users whereas inclusive recognizes that one product may not meet the needs of every user and hence more than one product may be necessary.
What are examples of Inclusive design?
For UI, there are different versions for different devices such as a version for mobile devices and a version for wearable devices.
In web development, there has been technology with built in attributes for different types of disabilities, and different cultures etc.
What are the three principles of inclusive design?
Recognize exclusion
Learn from diversity
Solve for one, extend to many
What is meant by recognize exclusion?
Respect human uniqueness and variability
Ensure that your design does not exclude a particular set of users
Avoid personal biases such as assuming that all your users can see and hear
What is meant by learn from diversity?
Include a diverse range of persons in your design process
Understand their experiences from their perspectives
Do this from the start of the design process
Do not design for a core group of users and then adapt the design for another set
What is meant by solve for one, extend to many?
All persons have abilities with limitations by designing with those limitations in mind this can benefit everyone.
Designing for persons with permanent disabilities results in solutions that benefit much larger groups. E.g text to speech
