Category: neurodiversity
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Designing for Cognitive Accessibility
One of the quieter but important themes at this year’s CSUN Assistive Technology Conference was cognitive accessibility. Accessibility conversations often focus on screen readers, captions, and keyboard navigation. Those are essential. But many of the barriers people face when using technology are not physical. They are cognitive. Interfaces that are confusing, overwhelming, unpredictable, or mentally…
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Don’t make me think… like a designer
You walk up to a door with a big handle that clearly says pull. So you pull. Nothing happens. Then you notice the tiny sign that says PUSH. That moment is small, but it stays with you. You hesitate. You feel a little foolish, even though the problem was not you. The design told you…
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Establishing a spoon theory policy at Intuit
Most people don’t think about their energy. Day’s are full of physical and cognitive activities, stress, and challenges. If we need a boost, we grab some coffee or rest our eyes for a few minutes. After a bit, we’re ready to jump back in. But many people don’t have endless energy supplies. Physical, cognitive, and…
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Face Blindness – prosopagnosia
What is prosopagnosia, aka Face Blindness? In this article, Brad Pitt talks about his inability to recognize faces and how people mistake this as aloofness and disrespect: Brad Pitt opens up about suffering from undiagnosed prosopagnosia, or ‘face blindness’. I have prosopagnosia. I have a terrible time remembering names and faces. I used to think…