Resources of information
Over time, we have gathered loads of information related to diversity and inclusion. Below are lists of sources on the various topics. All topics contribute to creating inclusive services. Anyway, if you don’t find what you are looking for, we are here to help, just ask.
Diversityand Inclusion
Over time, we have gathered loads of information related to diversity and inclusion. Below are lists of sources on the various topics. All topics contribute to creating inclusive services. Anyway, if you don’t find what you are looking for, we are here to help, just ask.
Diversity in images
- Pexels, brilliant starting point for inclusive pictures.
- CreateHerStock, photographs of woman.
- Genderphotos.vice.com, gender spectrum collection, colourful pictures. And do read the general conditions they contain useful and practical tips.
- Eye for Ebony, here you find pictures of African-Americans, you can buy a bundle trough creativemarket.com.
- TONL, loads of splendid pictures of daily situations. You have to pay for individual use of them but they are worth it.
- Rawpixel, many possibilities to search on size and type of the image.
Normal is diverse
Jenefer Hom shares the process of AirBNB to come to inclusive images. Including clear examples. Highly recommended.
Convincing your organisation
You are probably referring to the brilliant Microsoft toolkit, follow people on twitter and trying hard to advocate for diversity within your organisation. Here are some articles of support for you.
- The unseen benefits of accessibility, clear examples of positive affects of accessibility for all people…
- 5 Website Accessibility Tips: Avoid Lawsuits, Improve SEO, Traffic, Customers, and Mobile Experience. Nice to the point video. Made by Unsightly Opinions. The multitalented Tamara created a whole bunch of videos in which she invites people to her life.
- 5 Reasons Why Web Accessibility Should be a top priority for your agency. Very efficient blogpost, including numbers from 2021, and, yes, also a good start for non-agencies
- Talking about competitive advantage? Here is overview on how big e-commerce sites are performing on accessibility.
Cognitive bias of designers
Being aware of your prejudice is a big step. But eliminating it is virtually impossible. Here are a few tools to help deal with your prejudice, also known as bias:
- Probably the best article we have read this year: removing bias from your solutions. Help more humans feel heard and supported. Including tools and examples.
- 52 UX cognitive biases cards, developed by Stephanie Walter and Laurence Vagner
- Another lens, ready to use! This method was co-developed by AirBNB to combat discrimination on their platform.
- Cards for humanity, practical tool for inclusive design, which can be integrated into Figma.
Inclusive personas
There is so much to say about the use of personas but please take a look at these… the way of living is taken as the starting point. Very clean overview but still containing rich insights. Even a connection with WCAG is made. Check them out: the personas of Mark Boys-Smith and Alicia Crowther.
Testing, testing
- Testing and Co-designing with people with disabilities, directions on how to successfully engage, connect and co-design with people with disability…man oh man, how splendid that this is freely available.
- Must read: how to bake layers of accessibility testing into your process.
- Really started off during covid-19 lock-downs.In our opinion something that needs to stay. Remote usability testing-best practices.
- Lab lessons: conducting research with older audiences, and children
- More generic article about user research, research ops. Nice overview of processes, people involved, how and when. 8 pillars of user research.
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