Welcome to this edition of Perspectives, the e-newsletter of the
Stanford course, Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
What
is the course? - Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a
Winter Quarter course at Stanford that explores issues surrounding the design,
development, and use of assistive technology benefitting people with
disabilities and seniors. More information can be found on the
course website.
Invitation to attend - You are invited to attend
all class lectures. They will be held in
Building 530, Classroom 127 on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open to the
public.
Next lecture - Thursday, February 9th at
4:15pm:
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Designing Inclusive User
Experiences
Annuska Perkins
Microsoft Corporation |
Abstract: The
accessible technology field is dynamic, complex, and full of opportunity. This
presentation will describe Microsoft's approach to building accessible
technology products and services. We will talk about a user-centered design
approach to understanding customer scenarios.
Biosketch: Annuska
Perkins has worked for Accessibility for Microsoft for 11 years, from
spec’ing and designing features to product planning to envisioning future
interactions. She has extensive experience in research and design for Windows
accessibility features, deep knowledge of accessibility user needs, and
expertise in accessible technology. She drove the redesign of the accessibility
control panel in the Windows operating system; on the basis of market data, she
defined necessary changes in the end-user presentation of the Windows
accessibility features and created prototypes to illustrate the new design.
Annuska is a former Microsoft representative to the W3C Web Accessibility
Initiative’s working group that defines how to design accessible web
content. She was on the Advisory Board for the National Center for Technology
Innovation. She is a renowned industry resource for insights into accessibility
and usability.
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