Interested in user experience (UX) or digital accessibility? Join the User Research Center's tour to learn about the lab's resources to help you with your user testing needs. We'll review the URC's services and provide demos of our usability/accessibility testing software, including:
Morae and Silverback software in our participant/observation room
Eye tracking using the desktop Tobii Portable X2-60 Eye Tracker and wearable Tobii Pro Glasses
Assistive technology including screen readers (JAWS, VoiceOver, NVDA), ZoomText,...
Join us for Using a Design System in Drupal and OpenScholar presented by Maura Ferrarini, Associate UX Developer, Digital Strategies and Innovation, Harvard Library.
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Come learn how Harvard Library is using a design system to build out its brand in both digital media and print materials.
Join us for Making Your Meetings More Accessible presented by Kyle Shachmut, Program Director for Digital Accessibility Services, HUIT, and Michelle Hermans, Senior Accessibility Consultant, University Disability Resources.
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Discuss some of the practices—big and small—that can make in person and digital meetings more...
Join us for High Performance Teams & Psychological Safety presented by Claire DeMarco, Associate Director of Digital Strategies and Innovation, Harvard Library.
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Working on public-facing digital products is hard - feedback can be harsh, scope-creep is real, and team tensions will rise. Join Claire DeMarco, Associate Director for Digital Strategies and Innovation for a conversation about core protocols and commitments that promote psychological safety for...
Join us for Accessibility for Content Strategists & Designers presented by Janell Sims, Associate Director, Online Content and Production, Harvard Law School.
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Learn about getting buy-in and creating a process for incorporating accessibility into your work. Plus useful tips you can implement on your web content ASAP.
Join us for How Harvard Library Uses SiteImprove presented by Amy Deschenes, Head of UX & Digital Accessibility, Digital Strategies and Innovation, Harvard Library.
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Come hear an in-depth case study about how Harvard Library uses SiteImprove to manage automated accessibility checks. Walk through how Harvard Library organized the various websites they manage, how they worked with content creators and developers to make fixes, as well as how they...
Join us for Creating Engaging Content presented by Amy Deschenes, Head of UX & Digital Accessibility, Harvard Library, and Enrique Diaz, Designer/Multimedia Specialist, Harvard Library.
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Looking to make your digital content more user-friendly? In this session we will introduce you to content strategy techniques and best practices for creating more engaging web content. Topics will...
Join us for a presentation about Harvard University's Digital Accessibility Policy presented by Kenton Doyle, Director, Harvard Web Publishing, and Kyle Shachmut, Program Manager, Digital Accessibility Services, HUIT.
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Everyone has a role to play in making Harvard’s information accessible. Learn about the policies, practices, and services available at the University for improving digital accessibility. Find...
Join us for a Screen Reader Demo presented by DeAnn Elliott, Accessibility Testing Coordinator, Digital Strategies & Innovation, Harvard Library.
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Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen with a speech synthesizer. When developing software, screen readers are used to verify what the site impaired person is experiencing. Are we catching everything?
Join us for this screen reader demo with DeAnn Elliott. DeAnn...
