Why Designers are the Mediators of Accessibility

" summary

Explains how designers applied design principles to improve accessibility in open-source scientific projects by focusing on implementing alt-text for scientific diagrams. Describes running accessibility-focused workshops and sprints with NumPy, JupyterLab and scikit-learn, the concrete changes made in those codebases, and gives actionable guidance for hosting similar workshops and mediating between accessibility needs and OSS development.

AI-written summary · about

" related talks

• 49mScaling Accessibility An Accessibility Design Manager’s TaleAllie Thu · axe-con 2023
• 19mCommit to Change: How to Increase Accessibility in Your Favorite Open Source ProjectsRose Franzen · posit::conf(2023)
• 44mDesigning with Accessibility in MindBermon Painter · WebCamp Zagreb 2018
• 22mThe designer is the problem, design is the solutionGirolamo Giannatempo · uxday 2023
• 24mPython for AccessibilityRory Preddy · PyConline AU 2020
• 50mAssembling a network of accessibility advocacy through UX designRay Dahl · axe-con 2024
• 41mTowards accessibility, from an inclusive culture to an accessible Design SystemElisa Bavieri, Nicolò Zuliani · Accessibility Days 2024
• 06mWhy Accessibility is a Tool to Build Better ProductsMaribel Carrillo Padilla · Write the Docs Portland 2021