29: A stark difference in design...
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Tidbits
1. Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
Faced with widespread, chronic unemployment but also improvements in technology that enable better communication, deaf people are creating their own businesses and pushing employers to become more deaf and sign language friendly.
2. The Slippery Slope of In-Product Messaging
Incremental user experience changes are quick and cheap. But in-product education can also be cheap.
Products like AppCues and Intercom have changed the cost structure of in-product education. Developers don’t have to build in-app education themselves; they can install a library and hand control to the marketing team.
3. Digital Accessibility isn’t just about customers, recent ADA settlement shows
Organizations might save money in the short run by ignoring accessibility, but at the cost of major legal headaches down the road.
4. Microsoft Hands Free Music
The hands-free music project is a participatory design collaboration with members of the ALS community. And the products are extremely cool.
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