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Personas for Accessible UX

Posted on January 15, 2014

by Whitney Quesenbery

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• This page has a quick introduction to the personas we created for this book. The full version of the personas with more details about them and their stories will be posted over the next few weeks.

  Trevor

  High school student with autism
  Likes games and computer worlds
  Poor reading skills and poor social skills; difficulty with visual comprehension

  Meet Trevor

  Emily

  Goes to college and works in a community center
  Has cerebral palsy and uses a computer for communication
  Uses a scooter for mobility and has minimal use of her hands

  Meet Emily

  Jacob

  Paralegal with dreams of going to law school
  Proficient with technology; uses computers for “everything”
  Blind since birth

  Meet Jacob

  Lea

  Works from home, as an editor and writer for a small magazine
  Uses a split keyboard and dictation software
  Copes with fatigue and weakness from fibromyalgia

  Meet Lea

  Steven

  Graphic artist for a small ad agency
  Uses video chat and texting to connect with anyone else who is deaf or hard of hearing
  Deaf; uses ASL [...]