Extreme Design by Derek Featherstone—An Event Apart Video

How can we be sure we're creating the best design experiences possible? It turns out that creating great experiences for a particular subset of our users—people with disabilities—results in better designs for everyone. Focusing relentlessly on accessibility helps us think of extreme scenarios and ask questions like “how can we make this work eyes free?” and “how can we make this work with the least amount of typing?”

In this free 60-minute video, captured live at An Event Apart Orlando: Special Edition, accessibility expert Derek Featherstone explores multiple methods of extremifying your website designs—stressing them in ways they haven't been stressed before—to illuminate opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and excellence that lead to great user experiences for everyone.

Derek Featherstone has been working as a web professional since 1999 and is an internationally known speaker and authority on accessibility and web design. He leads the team at Simply Accessible, based in Ottawa, Canada.

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