Front End Sheffield: Initial Commit

• What we'll do

Join us on the 25th January for the newly relaunched Front End Sheffield User Group based at Union St. Front End Sheffield is a bi-monthly event which alternates with Sheffield JS.

We'll be hosting a series of talks offering insights into fixing common accessibility issues and creating open and inclusive designs.

Our first talk is by Chad Gowler they will be showing us how to fix common accessibility issues with just HTML.

Chad is a human-computer interaction masters student at the University of York with a background of web development, most recently as a React developer for Sky. Their research focus is looking at how to improve take up of accessible development in organisations building upon their work experience. Outside of tech they give talks about mental health in technical teams, building software for gender inclusivity and is a recent convert to gaming in virtual reality.

Find Chad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kitation

Our second talk will be Everyone's a user by Helen Clark. Why do designers and developers love to hate clients? Sometimes it feels like clients 'don't get' what we're trying to achieve or that they focus on the wrong details. It's up to us to achieve great results for our clients — creating an inclusive relationship is the first step. As UX designers we can be guilty of focusing only on the end user experience to the detriment of our client's experience. We forget that our stakeholders are users of the design process we take them through. This talk looks at how we can make the design process better for our clients, and their users.

Helen is a UX consultant and designer. She works closely with stakeholders including investors, directors, product owners and developers to ensure cross-departmental collaboration with focus on universal and inclusive design to bridge business and customer needs. She is an organiser of Women in Tech Nottingham, working to promote inclusivity within the tech industry and raise the profile of talented female speakers. When not consulting or speaking at events, Helen is an avid coffee drinker and hot yoga fan.

Find Helen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LittleHelli

We will conclude the night with a Q&A and a trip to the pub for those who wish to join us after.

6:15pm - Doors
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1 + Q&A
7:10pm - Talk 2 + Q&A
7:40pm – Discussion – What would you like to see from our group?
8pm – Pub!

Our event is free and inclusive to all but we ask that you sign up online so we have an idea of numbers for the venue.

• What to bring

Yourself and something to make notes if you fancy.

• Important to know
Code of conduct: https://github.com/amyvbenson/FrontEndSheffCoC