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Experience strategy is essential. That’s why every new or improved digital product should start with user research. uxatt.com/a-strategic-approa… #uxdesign #usability ^CB

To get stakeholders to buy in for accessibility, optimize for mobile high glare scenarios by meeting color contrast ratios in website design. A useful color contrast checker tool: webaim.org/resources/contras… #a11y #uxdesign ^CB

At UXATT, we work with a lot of clients in the WordPress ecosystem. The core codebase has the right structure to comply with WCAG. But this is easily ruined by a wrong choice for design and functionality. #a11y #WordPress uxatt.com/accessibility-isnt…

“I am trying to make you a better designer, I’m not putting limitations on you.” -Rian Rietveld Web accessibility, the basics course. Tips and tricks that you can directly put into practice. a11y-collective.com/product/… #a11y @A11Ycollective ^CB

Improve engagement, user experience, & optimize for mobile high glare scenarios by meeting color contrast ratios in website design. A useful color contrast checker tool: webaim.org/resources/contras… #a11y #uxdesign ^CB

Here are 6 easy ways to improve accessibility in website design. This is a good place to start and we have some tools & resources to share! uxatt.com/boost-engagement-w… #a11y #UXdesign ^CB

Size does matter. To boost website engagement make any tappable or clickable areas large enough. Design with touchscreens in mind. nngroup.com/articles/touch-t… #ally #uxdesign ^CB

In case you missed it... Using an accessibility overlay plugin might make you FEEL like you are making your websites more accessible. 👉 Unfortunately, it is not possible with overlays. 🎧Listen as @rianrietveld explains @rethinkfm rethink.fm/podcast/episode-3…

There are many great resources about accessibility. One of them is the Accessibility Guide for Developers by @gravityforms. So if you want to make sure your web forms are accessible (you do, this was not a question), this is a great place to start. #A11y #UX ^MD

Want to learn more about why #accessibility overlays are bad practice? Visit the Overlay Fact Sheet: overlayfactsheet.com/ #a11y ^MD

"Don't expect people to show empathy for accessibility. Instead, make it about themselves", says @RianRietveld in our latest episode of @rethinkfm. @aardrian has a great talk on selfish accessibility we highly recommend! adrianroselli.com/2019/05/se… #a11y ^MD

Join us for another episode of @rethinkfm, this time with the legendary @rianrietveld. We discuss how to implement accessibility. Spoiler alert: overlays are not the answer. (Listen carefully, @wpengine , we will say this only once.) ^md #A11y rethink.fm/podcast/episode-3…

Axe-con 2022 is March 15-17 - a free conference by @deque on building #accessible experiences. Join us and attend the amazing program. deque.com/axe-con/ #A11y ^CB

This month, UXATT has the spotlight on accessibility. Stay tuned for some interesting links, articles and the latest episode of the @rethinkfm podcast, with special guest @RianRietveld! #UX #a11y

How mature is your #UX organization? @NNGroup 's UX Maturity Model has 6 stages that cover processes, design, research, leadership support, and longevity of UX. This quiz will provide you with an estimation of your organization's UX maturity. forms.nngroup.com/s3/Maturit…

“It takes practice for a product team to move beyond the feature factory.” The follow-up post is well worth the read too! ^CB cutle.fish/blog/12-signs-you… Alt gif: Charly Chaplin doing assembly line work, repeating things over and over.

This is a useful technique for helping designers overcome feeling vulnerable about work being reviewed. Rather than focusing on the elements of a design that need improvement, it is fun experience to look at how the design could be worse. ^CB articles.uie.com/despicable-…

Endless iterations and discussions about a design can be avoided! How? By focusing on outcome instead of output! #UX #design uxatt.com/convincing-a-clien…

UX without User Research is not UX! Always include users in your development proces. If you don't, you risk creating interfaces that fail. nngroup.com/articles/ux-with… #UserResearch #UX Alt gif: Woman at desk (sketch from tv comedy Little Brittain) saying: "Computer says no"

"Personas are the goddamn Groundhog’s Day of UX. It doesn’t seem to matter what we do, we keep waking up to the same debate." medium.com/@zelbinian/person… #groundhogday #UX Alt gif: Bill Murray in the classic movie 'Groundhog Day' saying: "Well, it's Groundhog Day.... again.