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2018 Conference

Putting the YOU in Usability, Accessibility, and Design (#UAD)

Hey – want to know a secret from your friends in the Usability, Accessibility & Design track? YOU, my friend, are an experience designer.  Really, we’re serious.  Think about it for a minute: whether you are a manager, programmer, content person, social media specialist, every day you make choices that impact how people experience your institution.

Pretty cool, isn’t it? With this power comes great responsibility.  We can all help make sure in our work that our digital doors are open for all abilities.  We can all help our institutions use data and user research better than we currently do. We can all help lead our campuses to embrace better user experience. But don’t fall into the trap that you have to do all the things – every small change can be a huge leap forward.

Every year, we’re excited to hear from our peers to see how they’ve brought change to the digital world. This year is no exception. How about these sessions:

You want more? Come visit us in the UAD track and hear these sessions, plus look at the case for content audits, breaking down barriers to accessibility,  creating information for prospective students that work, and so many more golden nuggets. Once again, it’s an all-star lineup of higher ed web pros.

At the end of the day, it comes down to this – whatever your role, whatever your title, YOU can play a part in making your site work for everybody. We’ll show you the way.

 

See you in Sacramento!

 

Michelle Tarby & Matt Ryan

UAD Track Co-Chairs

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By Liz Gross

Liz Gross is the Director of Campus Sonar. Her professional super powers include designing and analyzing market research, applying social media strategy to multiple areas of the business, explaining difficult concepts in simple language, and using social listening to develop consumer insights and assist with reputation management. She received her Ph.D. in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service in Higher Education at Cardinal Stritch University.