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Design to read workshop – call for participation

Caroline Jarrett 17 November 2022 9 December 2008
Design to read workshop – call for participation

Update, December 2008: this planned workshop was cancelled, and participants joined the “Inclusivity, Interaction Design and Culture” workshop instead Reading is a skill many of us take for granted. We learn at school, practice as adolescents and perfect (or soContinue reading… Design to read workshop – call for participation

Reading with Glaucoma

Jane Matthews 15 February 2021 29 November 2008
Reading with Glaucoma

This article, by Cathy, was originally part of a collection of personal stories published on the Design to Read website.  I suffer from glaucoma (Primary, Open-Angle Glaucoma) and have first-hand experience of visual field defects. Most damage has occurred inContinue reading… Reading with Glaucoma

Liverpool 2008 Design to read – workshop proposal

Caroline Jarrett 16 November 2022 28 October 2008
Liverpool 2008 Design to read – workshop proposal

This workshop proposal, co-authored with Kate Grant, William Wong, Nisha Kodagoda and Kathryn Summers, was submitted to the British HCI Group conference in Liverpool, 2008. We were accepted and went on to hold the workshop at the conference.  This versionContinue reading… Liverpool 2008 Design to read – workshop proposal

Design to read framework: audiences and advice

Jane Matthews 4 December 2019 17 September 2008
Design to read framework: audiences and advice

At the workshop in Liverpool in September 2008, we learned about: some of the reasons why people may find reading difficult some of the guidelines and design approaches we use: our advice Our audiences: reasons why people may find reading difficult In theContinue reading… Design to read framework: audiences and advice

Liverpool 2008 Design to Read workshop report

Jane Matthews 16 November 2022 2 September 2008
Liverpool 2008 Design to Read workshop report

The first Design to Read workshop was held at the British HCI Group conference “HCI2008 Culture, Creativity, Interaction” in Liverpool, UK, on 2nd September 2008. Read the workshop proposal. Why people struggle to read The content of the workshop reflectedContinue reading… Liverpool 2008 Design to Read workshop report

Usability of content is plain language: the USA Plain Language Act

Caroline Jarrett 11 November 2021 11 May 2008
Usability of content is plain language: the USA Plain Language Act

An exciting thing happened in the USA on 14th April 2008. It didn’t quite manage to make it onto the national news – that day, we were mostly hearing about the Pope’s visit to the United States.  Any ideas? Any clueContinue reading… Usability of content is plain language: the USA Plain Language Act

Problems and joys of reading research papers

Jane Matthews 23 March 2020 23 November 2007
Problems and joys of reading research papers

Most of us are familiar with what it is to read a research paper and, at times, to struggle with it. Writing an editorial for the Journal of Usability Studies, I took my own experience as a user and readerContinue reading… Problems and joys of reading research papers

Usability as a legal requirement: leaflets for medicines

Jane Matthews 4 December 2019 30 April 2007
Usability as a legal requirement: leaflets for medicines

At the recent Information Design conference, Karel van der Waarde told us about the impact that European legislation has had on patient information leaflets. These are the pieces of paper that come with every medicine. European Law requires usability InContinue reading… Usability as a legal requirement: leaflets for medicines

“Easy Read” and writing for people with learning disabilities

Caroline Jarrett 23 March 2020 2 April 2005
“Easy Read” and writing for people with learning disabilities

For a long while now, I’ve been worrying about how to design forms for people with learning disabilities. It’s not been a pressing problem because frankly, a lot of the forms that I work with don’t even work for peopleContinue reading… “Easy Read” and writing for people with learning disabilities

We need to include people with disabilities in our designs

Caroline Jarrett 12 December 2019 30 January 2005
We need to include people with disabilities in our designs

Recently, I was having an online conversation about the challenges of finding participants for testing – specifically, the challenges of finding participants with disabilities. Someone put the view; “if we’re having trouble finding people with disabilities, then maybe we wouldContinue reading… We need to include people with disabilities in our designs

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