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Accessibility and Compliance are Side Effects of Inclusive Research and Design

What is accessibility? How can product teams achieve compliance? And is the accessible/aesthetic paradox real? Cat Noone, CEO of Stark, had answers.

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Accessibility research and testing

Easily recruit users with disabilities for accessibility research and testing with our deep panel of 6 million participants.

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The Best UX Research Conferences and Events | User Interviews

A giant list of 80 upcoming conferences on user research, UX, HCI, product, and service design. Includes online, in-person, and hybrid events through 2022.

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Screening Participants in Research: How to Design Your Questions, Pitch Your Target Audience, and Choose the Right People

Decide on the right screening criteria, write non-leading questions, avoid professional testers, and identify the right mix of great research participants.

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15 Best UX and User Research Communities to Join Right Now | User Interviews

Join these 100+ top UX research groups and communities on Slack, Linkedin, and Facebook to voice your ideas, learn from your peers, and stay informed.

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Using Thinking Styles to Look Beyond the “Average User” with Indi Young

How UX researchers can uncover patterns in the data to create thinking styles that inform more inclusive (and less harmful) design decisions.

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Breaking Into User Research: Advice for Aspiring UXRs – with Eniola Abioye

Honest and actionable advice from a seasoned UX researcher on how to start doing user research, build a great portfolio, and make the career switch to UXR.

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6 Design Failures That Could Have Been Avoided with Inclusive UX Research

Inclusion matters. Jacquelyn Iyamah looks at 6 real-world examples of how unconscious biases and bad user research lead to products that exclude and harm.

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Co-Design

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Design Research Consulting

Not all companies have in-house research teams. Even those that do often rely on the insight of advisors and consultants. This world of UX agencies and research consulting is the focus of this Hotline. Practitioners in this space are exposed to diverse clients, industries, and research questions, giving them a unique perspective into the world of UX.Joining us on the Hotline is Tom Satwicz, who for nearly 15 years has worked in the consulting and agency industries, both as a practitioner and executive. He brings not only experience and insight from time as a UX consultant, but also a research leader who has built and scaled an impactful team. Tom has worked with a range of organizations from established tech companies like Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon to non-profits like Committee for Children.Watch on-demand to learn how Tom deploys user research in the design consulting industry.We’ll see YOU on the Hotline! ☎️