SXSW | Equity by Design: Inclusive UX Research Practices
Panelist | March 2022
This panel will focus on the how-to of Inclusive UX Research and Design: how to begin incorporating a more inclusive approach into your practice, how to build a business case for inclusion, and how to advocate for underinvested communities within your team and company.
Based on our Medium publication A Practical Guide to Inclusive Research.
Bias in Tech: Inclusive Design in Tech Panel
Panelist | November 2020
This webinar series is organized by IncluTech at The Coding School. IncluTech’s mission is to educate, empower and lead the next generation of inclusive technologists. They define an inclusive technologist as a highly skilled individual who thinks critically about how the technology being created impacts different kinds of people and employs strategies to mitigate bias.
This panel is for middle and high school students, families, and educators to better understand the what inclusive design is and how we can make technology that is inclusive of several identities and abilities. Bias is baked into technology but we can recognize our biases to positively impact everyone who uses it.
Google Startup Weekend: Innovation + Inclusion
Judge | September 2020
Google hosted their first ever virtual Startup Weekend in conjunction with Techstars. This weekend was specifically focused on the theme of Inclusion and Innovation. Participants formed teams, virtually met their customers, and worked with mentors—all before pitching their businesses to our panel of expert judges.
Denver Startup Week: Why Every Product Needs an Accessibility Champion
Moderator | July 2020
Every publicly available product could be used by a person with disabilities, yet there are many product creators out there that have no idea what digital accessibility is! This panel covered what it takes to become an accessibility champion and why it is important—highlighting the importance of inclusion through accessibility in software development.
Baking Accessibility into Design at Workday
Bay Area Disability Inclusion Network | July 2020
Bolder Design Meetup | April 2020
Most often, accessibility is an afterthought, something that is added in by development before a product is shipped. However, accessibility, creating an experience that is usable by everyone, begins with design. Workday has begun to make huge strides in reversing that afterthought mentality and truly baking accessibility into the way we approach building our products.
How did we do that? We’ll share with you where we started, where we’re at now, all we’ve accomplished, and where we’re headed. While Workday is becoming a leader in the accessibility space, we know this is a never ending journey. Hopefully you’ll be able to join us along the way.
Google Boulder Startup Weekend: Accessibility in Tech
Judge | October 2019
Accessibility in Tech: Teams will create startups that are universally accessible and useful to everyone. The competition organizers will provide participants with the fundamentals of accessible design and development, and grade final presentations on their ability to be utilized by users of all backgrounds.