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At the first real user trial, we finally put our actual prototype on an actually blind person, instead of a blindfolded engineer. The participant gave us a great tip: to get in touch with an orientational mobility officer.Since there is no industry standard for haptic...

Laura Wissiak
Laura Wissiak

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Accessibility: The What, Why & How

Web accessibility has fortunately been getting more and more attention lately. But many people still don’t know what web accessibility actually is and why it’s so important. Let’s get an overall understanding on accessibility by introducing you to this topic ...

Julia Undeutsch
Julia Undeutsch
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Why blind people in Vienna hate trashcans

When I first started doing research for Hope Tech’s Sixth Sense, we quickly encountered the challenge of “What exactly should we define as a threat and what would just be an obstacle? For the classification of threats, my mind went immediately to traffic, moving cars,...

Laura Wissiak
Laura Wissiak
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Accessibility First collaborates with UX Researcher Laura Wissiak

Some paths should not be walked alone. I’m excited to announce that Accessibility First welcomes a new face to its previously one-man team. When I started Accessibility First in the summer of 2022, my goal was to create content about accessibility, design, ...

Julia Undeutsch
Julia Undeutsch