Accessibility Research Methods with Jonathan Lazar
Posted on May 8, 2014
by Sarah Horton
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Accessibility research can help us better understand how people with disabilities use the web and what we in product design and development can do to make that experience more successful and enjoyable. However, accessibility research is often carried out in academia. The valuable insights gained through research are shared and built upon among scholars, but often do not make their way into the practice of people who are designing and building digital products and services.
In this podcast we hear from Dr. Jonathan Lazar, a computer scientist specializing in human-computer interaction with a focus on usability and accessibility. Jonathan has done a great deal of work bridging the gap between research and practice. He joins Sarah Horton for this episode of A Podcast for Everyone to answer these questions:
- What are different accessibility research methods and what they are good for? And when are they most effective in the product development lifecycle?
- What are the broad benefits of accessibility [...]