2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Closing the Knowledge Gap with Cognitive Design

Tuesday, March 15
3:30PM - 4:30PM

JW Marriott
Salon FGH
110 E 2nd St

Web/app designers can lose sight of a knowledge gap between themselves and users. Unintentionally ineffective products may cost people with mild to severe learning or cognitive disabilities (ADD, age-related, stroke) access to vital information. Web developer John Kirkwood will share how innovative use of enterprise tech tools helped him overcome severe brain injury. He and tech/innovation leader Josh Phipps will define cognitive disabilities and frame cognitive accessibility as an opportunity to reach the broadest possible audience. Discussion of best practices, evolving W3C standards, and compelling implementation of Cognitive Design principles in designing for a neuro-diverse audience.

Hashtags: #sxsw #CognitiveUX

Presenters

Anne Forrest at SXSW

Anne Forrest

Advocate

A Plastic Brain

Anne Forrest is a PhD Economist and an early adopter of technology. After she had a mTBI/concussion following a car accident in 1997, she became an international speaker and advocate for people wit...

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John Kirkwood at SXSW

John Kirkwood

Owner

CityMouse Inc

John is a New Media Strategist with over 20 years of experience in internet communications development for governments, businesses and nonprofits. As New Media Strategist for the City of New York h...

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Joshua Phipps

Chief Technical Architect

CityMouse Inc

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Level
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