Inclusion driven product development
we are in the middle of a pandemic while we fight against *isms with a recession ahead of us and the climate crisis breathing on our necks.
People are dying
COVID19 took freedom away from all of us
But some of us haven't been free from the beginning.
Not free to live as prejudices and bias cause more people of minorities to die from COVID19 and other life-threatening diseases
Not free to work where you want, because of your education, mental or physical abilities and appearance
Not free to go where you want - because the elevator is broken, or there never was a elevator
But there is Hope.
Digitalisation helps to connect us ahain during times like these.
Medical counselling via phone and apps
Home Office
Online Conferences like this one
Online school and university courses
online grocery shopping and delivery
Streaming with subtitles and digital access to exhibitions
Freedom has been given where there where physical barriers before.
More voices than ever are able to be heard now.
How can we keep this spirit in the future?
Hire a divers team
But i don't get enough divers applications
- Where do you advertise jobs?
- Is the wording in your job advertisement inclusive?
- What are your company culture values?
- Are they visible to potential candidates?
- Are you using positive discrimination in your application process?
Make accessibility and inclusiveness a core value
get to know your users, but don't exclude others
Make inclusive design choices
Use Tools that help elevating your accessibility
Know the bias of your data when using AI
posting a black square or a rainbow flag on social media is easy. Being an ally is often not.
Accessibility driven development
By Kathrin Holzmann
Accessibility driven development
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