Make it Easy: Mini Workshop on Cognitive Accessibility

We'll briefly go over what accessibility and what it's legal requirements are in Finland. After that we dive into what cognitive accessibility means and how it can be evaluated and improved. Designers, developers and content producers would benefit most from this workshop. The material is not technical, and is suitable for anyone with an interest in the psychological aspects of user experience.

The workshop includes a task, during which a web service is evaluated in groups. The task can be completed on a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. Please bring your own device. You can select your own group based on which evaluation perspective interests you the most. The group task can also be done individually. After the task we’ll go over the task findings together, and explore further questions.

Agenda
17:15 – Doors open
17:30 – Opening words
17:40 – Presentation: Introduction to cognitive accessibility and evaluation perspectives
18:00 Work in groups: Evaluating a web service
19:00 – Drinks & networking
19:30 – After meetup drinks at a nearby bar

This session will be in English.

Venue provided by Red & Blue.
Drinks & snacks sponsored by Cloud City.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or contact us directly through the contact form on Meetup.com. You can also find us on X @WPHelsinki and Facebook. If you prefer a more direct approach, you can find most of the community members on the #meetups-helsinki channel on Slack.

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