Awkward Silences

#38 - Accessibility, User Research, and Inclusive Design with Cat Noone, CEO of Stark


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This week on the pod, Erin and JH talk to Cat Noone, CEO of Stark, a suite of tools designed to help teams ship accessible work. They chatted about how accessibility is constantly evolving, what teams can do to get started, and inclusive design.

Highlights

  • [1:50] Accessibility is continually changing and evolving, so it's important to think of it that way.
  • [3:01] Accessibility is a side effect of inclusive design.
  • [12:59] Identify other people in your organization that may be able to work with you on accessibility and create a bridge between teams.
  • [15:08] Accessibility helps everyone, and framing it that way can help teams to understand its importance.
  • [23:09] Ethics change team culture, exposure changes executive's minds, profit and customer loss changes action. 
  • [31:11] If you can, speak up about having the tools to do your job well.
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