Accessibility, the followup: A scientist's and a practitioner's point of view

Ok. We promised we'll reschedule our accessibility event. So here it goes.
Let's get hands-on and in detail for this talk. This series of talk will be full of examples, use cases and demos !

It starts with a brief introduction on the legal regulatory framework and the current situation of accessibility in Switzerland.
Then comes a presentation of the various obstacles and difficulties encountered by people with special needs, with the aid of various examples and case studies.
This is followed by an overview of current research work in the field of accessibility and inclusive design, highlighting the benefits of accessibility-design for disabled and non-disabled users.
After a critical review of the accessibility-concept, the talk concludes with recommendations for practitioners to ensure the best possible experience for all users.

Our organisers

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Christine Felder

Christine is a Neuropsychologist at the Inselspital in Bern, but also works as an expert for accessibility and assistive technologies at Youser in Fribourg, with a special interest in the field of sensory disabilities. Based on her own experience, she is striving to assure that technology allows people with special needs an independent, autonomous, and barrier-free everyday life.

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Sven Schmutz

Sven is currently finishing his PhD at University of Fribourg on the topic of disability-friendly website design and its consequences for both non-impaired users as well as those with impairments. In addition, he is completing his training to become a psychotherapist.

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Andreas Sonderegger

Andreas is a UX researcher and UX analyst at EPFL+ECAL Lab. After his PhD on influencing factors in usability tests (e.g. the testing lab setup, the prototype aesthetics, and test participants’ age) he continued conducting research in the domain of UX and usability testing, with a focus on special user groups, visual and non-visual aesthetics, and social influence in UX. In addition to his post in Renens, Andreas holds a Lecturer position at University of Fribourg and is co-founder of Youser.

Limited to 60 attendees
Talk in English

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