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- Accessibility doesn't come by accident when planning studies
- All research should be accessible research (regardless of if it is accessibility research)
Lab Testing (often must take place in the home). Best guidance: [Nielsen-Norman Group](http://www.nngroup.com/reports/accessibility/testing/); [Anticipate and Adjust](https://a11ykelly.medium.com/anticipate-and-adjust-cultivating-access-in-human-centered-methods-1e46c6845e34)
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# Accessible Study Planning Workflow

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# An Example
- Supposed you are hired to perform usability testing of new food-delivery app with people with sensory disabilities.
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# Identify Stakeholders
- Supposed you are hired to perform usability testing of new food-delivery app with people with sensory disabilities.
- Who are the stakeholders who you need to take into account for this study?
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# Stakeholders List
- Disabled participants
- Blind people
- Deaf people
- Hard-of-hearing people
- Research team
- Lua -- lead researcher, has dyslexia
- Jay -- project team member, Deaf person who uses sign language.
- El -- project team member, non-disabled
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# Identify Tasks
- Supposed you are hired to perform usability testing of new food-delivery app with people with sensory disabilities.
- What tasks should this team plan for?
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# Tasks List
- Perform standard usability testing on the app based on disabilities represented in sample
- Pilot with people with disabilities
- Book the space
- Prepare interview materials (e.g., print out protocols)
- Hire access support staff
- Perform the interviews
- Participate in interviews
- Compensate participants
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# Assign Tasks
- Consider:
- access needs
- effects of familiarity with the task
- personal preferences
- other institutional constraints
- For this scenario:
- Lua has significant experience interviewing; Lua needs interview materials in large print with a specific font
- El wants to gain more experience interviewing
- Jay has significant experience with ASL and Deaf Space; Jay prefers to have interpreters
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# Task Assignment List
- All: Perform standard usability testing on the app based on disabilities represented in sample
- Lua and El: Pilot with people with disabilities
- Jay: Book the space
- Lua: Prepare interview materials (e.g., print out protocols)
- Jay: Hire access support staff
- Lua: Perform the interviews
- Participants: Participate in interviews
- El: Compensate participants
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# Plan Accommodations
- Consider:
- Communication
- Materials
- Time
- Space
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# Accommodations List
- Hire interpreters (at least 2 weeks in advance)
- Print out accessible interview materials
- Set up the room
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# Reflect
- Lua gets tired from reading overtime
- Jay knows ASL and Deaf norms
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# Update Based on Reflection
- All: Perform standard usability testing on the app based on disabilities represented in sample
- Lua and El: Pilot with people with disabilities
- Jay: Book the space
- Lua: Prepare interview materials (e.g., print out protocols)
- Jay: Hire access support staff
- *All*: Perform the interviews
- Participants: Participate in interviews
- El: Compensate participants
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# Consider Accessibility in These Common Tasks
- Picking a method
- Recruiting
- Have a conversation with participants about access needs
- Transportation
- Preparing the space
- Obtaining consent
- Running the Study
- Writing up results from the study
- Member checking
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#Lab Testing (often must take place in the home).
Best guidance: [Nielsen-Norman Group](http://www.nngroup.com/reports/accessibility/testing/); [Anticipate and Adjust](https://a11ykelly.medium.com/anticipate-and-adjust-cultivating-access-in-human-centered-methods-1e46c6845e34)
Little details matter
Little details matter
- How will you find participants?
- How will you find participants?
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- Qualitative study impact
- Qualitative study impact
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# Plain Language Translation
- Guidelines for how to write clearly, with a goal of supporting people with a variety of cognitive abilities and reading comprehension levels
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# Guidelines We Ask You to Practice
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- Use simple words
- Use positive language
- Use short paragraphs
- Use short sentences
- Avoid jargon
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- Use active voice
- Use present tense
- Use examples
- Use headers
- Use transition words
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# Use Simple Words
- "as a means of" ---> "to"
- "at the present time" ---> "now"
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# Use Positive Language
- Avoid double negatives
- "no fewer than" ---> "at least"
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# Use Short Paragraphs and Sentences
- Consider if a clause should become a new sentence
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# Avoid Jargon
- Sometimes the complex word isn't necessary
- If you must use jargon, define it
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# Use Active Voice
- "The lake was polluted by the company" ---> "The company polluted the lake"
- A good check to see if you're using passive voice: are you using
- A form of "to be" (e.g., am, is, are, was, be, being, been)
- A verb ending in "-ed"
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# Use Present Tense
- Don't: "These sections describe types of information that would satisfy the application requirements of Circular A-110 as it would apply to this grant program."
- Do: "These sections tell you how to meet the requirements of Circular A-110 for this grant program."
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# Use Examples
- Especially for more complicated topics
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# Use Transition Words
- Use words: "for instance," "also," "however," "to summarize"
- Echo previous ideas
- Avoid ambiguous "this"
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# Use Headers
- Preferably, use headers that are built into platforms (e.g., Google Docs, Microsoft Word, EdStem)
- If those are not available, styling text in bold or underlined can still help visual readers
- Live Demo!
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# Plain Language Resources
- If you have any questions or want examples about any of these concepts, you can look at the [PlainLanguage.gov website](https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/).