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A Heuristic Method to Evaluate Web Accessibility for Users with Low Vision via @IEEEAccess: https://lnkd.in/dNsPgktk ? Web Accessibility: Ranking Isn’t Everything ? As the internet becomes more central to daily life, ensuring web accessibility for all users—including those with age-related challenges like low vision, hearing loss, or reduced motor skills—is crucial. But how do we truly assess how accessible a website is? ? In our latest research, we modified the Barrier Walkthrough method (based on WCAG 2.1) to measure web accessibility, focusing on severity of barriers. We tested 40 websites—30 from top-ranked Latin American universities and 10 of the most visited globally. The findings were clear: high rankings don’t guarantee accessibility. ?? While automated tools are fast and low-cost, they often fall short. Our method, though more manual, provides richer insights but also highlights the need for a balance between speed and accuracy. Our work underscores the ongoing challenge of making the web more inclusive and opens the door for future studies on improving web accessibility heuristics. ?? #WebAccessibility #Inclusion #UX #Heuristics #DigitalInclusion #AccessibilityMatters

A Heuristic Method to Evaluate Web Accessibility for Users with Low Vision: https://lnkd.in/ejqUGVyY 🌐 Web Accessibility: Ranking Isn’t Everything 🏆 As the internet becomes more central to daily life, ensuring web accessibility for all users—including those with age-related challenges like low vision, hearing loss, or reduced motor skills—is crucial. But how do we truly assess how accessible a website is? 🤔 In our latest research, we modified the Barrier Walkthrough method (based on WCAG 2.1) to measure web accessibility, focusing on severity of barriers. We tested 40 websites—30 from top-ranked Latin American universities and 10 of the most visited globally. The findings were clear: high rankings don’t guarantee accessibility. 🚫📉 While automated tools are fast and low-cost, they often fall short. Our method, though more manual, provides richer insights but also highlights the need for a balance between speed and accuracy. Our work underscores the ongoing challenge of making the web more inclusive and opens the door for future studies on improving web accessibility heuristics. 🌍🔑 #WebAccessibility #Inclusion #UX #Heuristics #DigitalInclusion #AccessibilityMatters

Today is the first day of Axe-con 2024. I'm really looking forward to this years line up, due to the focus on AI, research and experience design. Here are some of the sessions I'm interested in:   Tuesday Responsible and Ethical AI. Human-Centered AI and Accessibility. Assembling a network of accessibility advocacy through UX design.   Wednesday Neuroinclusive Content Design. Capturing Disabled Voices: How we are building our own research panel. Accessible Component Libraries: The Foundation of Accessibility at Scale. Multisensory Design: Accessibility as a Creative Practice for Designers.   Thursday The Power of User Research to Increase Fitness Accessibility. Digital Wildfire - Burnout and Bias. For anyone who is interested and isnt signed up, here is the registration link - https://lnkd.in/e5aqrWwU #Accessibility #UserExperience #EthicalAI

Yes, you should ask your users what they WANT in a product. But don’t stop there. You also need to study what they actually DO when they interact with your prototype or product—because what individuals claim about their behavior is often unreliable. To give you the insights you need to build the best product, we often suggest several of these user research methods. Learn why MichiganLabs’ Peter Steen believes user research is the heartbeat of successful product development in our latest blog. https://bit.ly/3Wb8KW9

Maximizing value from “informal” human factors (HF) activities Is your team conducting "informal" HF activities without realizing their potential for regulatory submissions? In our latest blog post, Emilee and Suruchi describe how to identify and document these activities, transforming them into comprehensive, submission-worthy content. Documenting informal human factors engineering and usability activities can help manufacturers demonstrate thorough HFE and design processes in their submissions to regulators. Read the latest insight here: https://s.ul.com/3R4hyLC #humanfactors #humanfactorsengineering #medtech #medicaldevicedesign #usability

New Flux upscaling ControlNet! The Flux ControlNet family is growing! Jasper.ai, the team behind the open-source Flash Diffusion model, has just released three exciting new ControlNets: one for depth, one for normal maps, and the highly anticipated upscale model. This upscale model operates by first downsizing the original image and then upscaling it, injecting additional noise through the Variation noise node in ComfyUI. It’s particularly effective for enhancing noisy or blurred images, helping to restore clarity and detail. However, while this method works wonders on images that are already compromised in quality, it tends to add excessive sharpness to images that are already clean and sharp. As a result, it may not be the best fit for high-quality images where precision is key. In essence, we can consider this a Flux Supir variation of the workflow—one that's powerful for improving degraded visuals but may need refinement when dealing with already well-defined images. While the official Comfy workflow isn't available yet, I'm attaching an image which can guide you to create your own (made by u/Dezordan). Upscale - https://lnkd.in/dfzGvnKF Depth - https://lnkd.in/dnaeicyn Normal - https://lnkd.in/d3Jsb6ar #comfyui #upscaling #controlnet #workflows

If you're (looking to get) into design systems, check out : https://lnkd.in/exjwYxMi 🙌 Last week's online conference covered design tokens, AI hacks, design system governance, scaling, collaboration, and more. 😍 Grab the screen recordings from their website and watch presentations during lunch breaks to level up your design system game. That's how I do it 😄

Explore the future of user interfaces with our #webcast on Voice User Interfaces (VUI). Understand practical implementation approaches, understand its impact on #digitalmarketing, and witness a live demonstration of real-world applications. https://lnkd.in/dYVrj5uZ #vui #interfacedesign #voiceai #voicesearch #voicesearchoptimization #voicerecognization #voicetechnology #voiceprompts #nextgenerationdesign

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬! I just published a new article on Medium about how trie data structures can revolutionize word prediction and autocomplete functionalities. If you’re interested in enhancing user experience and boosting efficiency in your applications, this is a must-read! 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: 🔍 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐩: How tries enable quick retrieval of words with shared prefixes. 💡 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Optimizing memory usage by sharing common prefixes among words. 📈 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Maintaining high performance as your vocabulary grows. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: • Search engines for faster, more accurate results. • Text editors for improved writing speed and accuracy. • Messaging apps for streamlined communication. Harness the power of trie data structures to make your applications smarter and more user-friendly. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞:

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 An empirical analysis of user-centered design approaches involves evaluating the effectiveness of user-centered design methodologies through data-driven and evidence-based research. Read More https://lnkd.in/emywHWhU