A Comprehensive Guide to Accessible User Research: Part 2 – Recruitment and Preparation
A Comprehensive Guide to Accessible User Research: Part 2 – Recruitment and Preparation@BrianGrellmann’s second blog post of a series about taking an inclusive approach to accessibility in design research.
Things to consider:
- Recruitment
- Recruit a mix of disabilities and assistive technology
- There will be overlap (Intersectionality) - focus on access needs and technology used
- Stimulus
- Ensure the fidelity and execution of the testing stimulus is accessible to those who are testing it (functional HTML = assistive technologies)
Recruitment examples:
- Generative / Discovery research - broad approach for variety of disabilities, assistive technologies, behaviours.
- Iterative design - focus on matching participants and prototypes, broader inclusion of access needs across studies.
- Evaluative research - more specific to cover a a variety of disabilities and assistive technologies.
Accessibility all the way:
- Telepresence software, consent forms, surveys, PDFs should all be accessible.
- Lab / testing location and furniture accessibility.
- Be prepared and allow for more time to make any alterations of specific requests.