Build cultural maturity in accessibility, like NBCUniversal
Kate Barton2024-03-25T18:21:18-04:00Lori Samuels, Senior Director of Accessibility at NBCUniversal, explored how accessibility involves the changing of habits at scale.
Spark cross-team collaboration through accessible research, like Booking.com
Jennifer Chadwick2024-03-25T18:22:39-04:00Maya Alvarado, Senior Accessibility Researcher at Booking.com, and Kevin Penny, member of Fable’s community of assistive technology users, discuss how collaboration happens on teams through accessible and inclusive research.
Fable webinar recap: unlocking the power of accessibility research
Kate Barton2024-03-26T19:55:56-04:00How should a UX researcher prepare for research involving people with disabilities who use assistive technology (AT)? How will the session flow? What do you need to keep in mind? Aimed at practitioners new to facilitating accessible UX research, Fable’s recent webinar “Unlocking the power of accessibility research” featured practical advice on how to get started. In this article, we’ll summarize the main takeaways from the session that will help you maximize the time spent with an AT user and how to structure the interview to get more insights out of it.
Dispel accessibility myths and gain team buy-in, like Xero
Kate Barton2024-03-25T18:23:25-04:00Samuel Proulx, Accessibility Evangelist at Fable sat down for a conversation with Laila Coulton, Head of Design, Research, and Accessibility at Xero. The two covered a wide-range of questions around getting buy-in for accessibility, upskilling teams with the accessibility knowledge they need to get started, and practical insights from Laila’s years of experience getting organizations started on their accessibility journeys.
Scale internal accessibility training, like Spotify
Abid Virani2024-03-25T18:38:10-04:00In 2020, Spotify started seeing grassroots efforts develop around accessibility education. This led to the formation of an Accessibility Guild, a company-wide initiative around accessibility, and the creation of their accessibility team. In our latest edition of Experts with Fable, Accessibility consultant Devon Persing moderated a discussion with Spotify’s Accessibility and Design Systems Manager Audrey O’Clair, and Education Program Manager George Milios on why Spotify recognized the need for accessibility training, how they structured their program to create awareness and engagement, and more.
Measure and quantify success, like these accessibility leaders
Abid Virani2024-03-25T18:38:35-04:00Successful accessibility leaders shared their perspectives on best practices for quantifying long-term accessibility outcomes.
Build an accessibility champion program, like Duo Security and Visa
Alwar Pillai2024-03-25T18:39:19-04:00In our latest edition of Experts with Fable, Amber Knabl, CPACC, Accessibility Strategy and Enablement Lead at Fable, sat down with Kaush Ganesh, Senior Design Researcher of Duo Security at Cisco, and Jennifer Smith, PCWA, Design Director of Accessibility at Visa to discuss learnings from their experiences building accessibility champion programs.
Aim for usability for all, like Ally Bank and OverDrive
Abid Virani2024-01-19T19:18:11-05:00Elana Chapman, Accessibility Research Manager at Fable, sat down with Stacey Sullivan, UX Team Lead at OverDrive, and Annabel Weiner, User Experience Accessibility Specialist at Ally Bank. Annabel and Stacey shared their perspectives on why they push past WCAG to provide an even better user experience for all, best practices for user research with assistive technology users, and strategies for getting organizational buy-in for accessibility projects.
How to avoid surface-level inclusion of people with disabilities in tech
Jennifer Chadwick2024-03-25T18:20:28-04:00Samuel Proulx, Accessibility Evangelist at Fable sat down with Nikki Nolan, Albert Kim, and Meryl Evans to share their experiences and best practices on including people with disabilities in the workplace. Nikki Nolan is an award-winning product design leader, Albert Kim is Accessibility Lead at Korn Perry and subject matter expert on cognitive disabilities, and Meryl Evans is a global speaker and trainer for companies focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.