NEW DATE: IxDF Meetup Monthly

Hi all! Please use this discussion thread to discuss IxDF Meetup Monthly held on Jan 13, 2022 - I had to push it one day (Sorry!). Feel free to ask questions about the place, date and time, agenda of the meeting, or anything else.

Hello!

My name is Felix and I just joined IxDF :) I am starting my studies here by taking courses for the Usability Expert route as I’m most interested in learning more about accessibility in design. Does anyone in the group have experience in this field?

I’d also like to know if the meeting will be recorded. I am usually off work by 6:00PM.

Thank you in advance!

Felix

Hi Mark,

It’s nice to meet you! Thank you for taking the time to respond and offer assistance. I truly appreciate it and I hope I don’t overwhelm you with questions! :)

I was unable to find information on training and certification in the link you provided, unfortunately. From what I could find, it looks like there is only guidance for companies to use their services.

Accessibility and disability rights are topics I have had a growing interest in over the years. I am coming to the conclusion that combining these passions with my love for design is an ideal career path for me.

My biggest question is how should I approach entering the field? I recently completed my B.S. in Interactive Media Design where I learned the foundations of Human-Computer Interaction and understand that additional training and certification would be necessary.

Would you mind sharing your experience in accessibility design in further detail?

Hello Felix,

Welcome to the Dallas Group! We do not record the sessions to make sure we keep it an open forum where everyone can say freely what they think.

I could schedule the meetups at 6pm if everyone else agrees. Especially since some people have gone back to the office.

In terms of Accessibility the two main guidelines (at least my understanding) comes from W3C:

https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/

And from the Federal Government:

https://www.section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies/

I am sure there are certificates you can take but I don’t think it’s necessary. I always have to design with Accessibility in mind and base my decisions mainly on W3C but some industries like Telecom require e508 compliance because they do contracts with the Federal Government. E508 is more strict than W3C. Being familiar with both makes sure you are covering all your bases. That’s what I do. I currently work on Finance UX and I am more compliant than any of their current systems.

I hope this helps!

Hello! I’m new to IxDF. I look forward to meeting you all.

Just in case the link in the invite doesn’t work:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79538176583?pwd=QWR1Q3k3U09EZHZtVy95eUEvSDZJQT09

Meeting ID: 795 3817 6583

Passcode: dWJ9zv

Hello! I just joined IxDF and this local group. I live in Fort Worth. I have a one-person freelance website design business, but I’m eager to learn more about UX design and research. My hope is to get a full-time job in the fall. Nice to meet y’all!

Hello, I live in Dallas and I am new to this group. I am eager to attend the next online meetup and I wish everyone the best of luck! Please feel free to add me on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatrizrz