Inclusive Design for Cognition

In this session, Anna E. Cook will share how to practice inclusion for neurodivergent and cognitively diverse communities. We will explore Inclusive Design thinking and Microsoft's Inclusive Design for Cognition toolkit. We'll discuss five ways of perceiving and approaching the world around us and how to design products that truly honor those differences.More details upcoming, check Ladies that UX Seattle

AccessibilityOps: Moving beyond “nice to have”

Accessibility Operations is real, and it’s enabling organizations to make their products and services more inclusive at scale. Join our panel discussion, featuring AccessibilityOps insights from the session’s sponsor, Fable, as well as experts in accessibility and inclusive design from Microsoft and Hilton. We’ll explore how companies are integrating accessibility into their core processes, as well as practical strategies to move beyond compliance and create inclusive experiences for both employees and customers. Bring your questions and discover how to make accessibility a fundamental part of your business strategy!

This is a free session. Sign up to join at the Rosenfeld event page.

As Microsofts largest internal design gathering, this 3-day event is a grassroots effort that brings together our 6,000+ person design community to share inspiration, learnings, updates, and ideas across design-related disciplines.

Co-create the next generation of capabilities for Virtual Machines for Azure portal

The Azure Virtual Machine (VMs) team wants to invite you to co-create the next generation experience for Virtual Machines with us for Azure portal. We are curious to learn how you want to leverage cutting edge capabilities like AI, to best support you. What are your biggest hopes or fears? We are here to listen to bring your ideas to life!

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Microsoft Inclusive Design: The Cognitive Model

Product creators and educators around the world use Microsoft’s Inclusive Design toolkit to create products that more people with a greater range of abilities can use to their full potential. In this session, we’ll learn about the newest addition to the toolkit, a set of guidelines to recognize cognitive differences, and the kinds of exclusion that emerge from failing to recognize them. We’ll discuss five ways of perceiving and approaching the world around us and how to design products that truly honor those differences.

The GOV.UK Design System relies on a strong cross-government community to make sure it represents the latest research, design, and development work used in digital services.

To bring our community together, GOV.UK Design System and Prototype Kit teams regularly host events, workshops, and co-design sprints. Our team is always on the lookout for ways to engage users in different teams and departments to help strengthen the work we do, and to help to build better products. 

To continue this work we’ve decided to run our flagship event ‘Design System Day’ again this year. This is an opportunity to celebrate and discuss topics of interest for design system teams in government, the public sector, and the private sector. We’re hoping that the mix of attendees will lead to some interesting discussions and make the event a great place to network. We’re curating a space for engaging discussions, learning opportunities and future collaboration.

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2022 Microsoft DigiGirlz x TEALS Virtual Fall Workshop

Calling all middle and high school girls! Join us for the 2022 Microsoft DigiGirlz x TEALS Virtual Fall Workshop to learn about creative, people-focused jobs in technology. During this event you will learn about the general career track of user experience and user interface (UX/UI) from our keynote speaker, test out a UX/UI activity and have the opportunity to ask a panel of UX/UI experts, ranging from research to design, all about their jobs!

Participant eligibility:

Skill - prior technology experience is not necessary.

Gender - DigiGirlz considers a girl to be anyone who identifies as female, regardless of assignment at birth. While the focus of all DigiGirlz events is to encourage girls to explore digital careers, all are welcome to attend, regardless of gender identity, including those who identify as non-binary or male.

Geography - This is a remote event where the facilitators will be communicating in English. All participants must be located in the United States. 

Age - This event is open to girls in grades 6-12. Participants under 18 must be registered by a parent or guardian.

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In the File: When Inclusive Design is Your Jam

In this panel, four industry-leading femmes will discuss the practice of inclusivity and accessibility in design. We will discuss what it means to integrate accessibility into our designs, inclusive design thinking, the tools we can use to empower our work, and the different roles we as designers take on in inclusivity practices. Attendees will also learn about titles such as “accessibility designer” and “inclusivity designer” and how these roles will shape the future of design culture and community.

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Why We Need More Accessibility Designers

Many accessibility defects originate in design, so why do the bulk of accessibility considerations fall to developers and quality assurance? In this talk, we will discuss why we need more accessibility designers, what it means to be an accessibility designer, and the day-to-day responsibilities of an accessibility designer. Learn how you can advocate to create accessibility designer roles and begin to train yourself to specialize in accessibility as a designer.

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Why we need more accessibility designers

Many accessibility defects originate in design, so why do the bulk of accessibility considerations fall to developers and quality assurance? In this talk, we will discuss why we need more accessibility designers, what it means to be an accessibility designer, and the day-to-day responsibilities of an accessibility designer. Learn how you can advocate to create accessibility designer roles and begin to train yourself to specialize in accessibility as a designer.

Keep up with modern web technology advancements through these special “State of” events. This month, join our second "State of A11Y" panel, where you'll hear from various accessibility experts and have the opportunity to ask questions via live chat.

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Recording on YouTube coming soon!

Join Ben Myers and Anna E. Cook for a live accessibility audit at www.twitch.tv/SomeAnticsDev

Stream recording with captions can be found on YouTube.

Join us for a fireside chat with accessibility experts Anna, Bronwen, Trey, and Treyce for a fireside chat to learn about how accessibility plays a role in design, and how to design more inclusive products. It’s important for everyone to have equal access.

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Designing for Accessibility and Inclusivity

Short talks and discussion on how to instill inclusion and accessibility practices into how we work with:

• Lead: Valeri Vasquez

• Speakers: Frank Elvasky, Tara Robertson, and Anna E. Cook

State of A11y Panel

Keep up with modern web technology advancements through these special “State of” events. This month, join "State of A11Y", where you'll hear from various accessibility experts and have the opportunity to ask questions via live chat.

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Accessibility for Designers

With digital products becoming increasingly integral to our lives, how can designers and developers make sure our work is inclusive to disabled people? In this session, we will talk about how accessibility creates amazing products and the basic considerations of accessibility both in design and code. Learn about accessibility laws, guidelines, and best practices so you can make your work even better!

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Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility

Design systems are a crucial part of building accessible experiences. Each atom, molecule, and organism we create in our systems affects our ability to scale upwards and meet disabled people's needs. In this session, learn how to audit components for accessibility issues from design to code using plugins, best practices, and testing tools. Walk away from this session empowered to make your design systems accessible sooner.

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Accessible Design and Development 101

With digital products becoming increasingly integral to our lives, how can designers and developers make sure our work is inclusive to disabled people? In this session, we will talk about how accessibility creates amazing products and the basic considerations of accessibility both in design and code. Learn about accessibility laws, guidelines, and best practices so you can make your work even better!

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Excited to present our very first episode of Talk Product! I talked with Anna Cook — a well-known designer in the accessibility space to discuss how to make accessibility a priority in design.

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• Spotify

• iHeartRadio

• Apple Podcasts

See the event transcript on Medium