My research concerns learning from specific individuals to reflect on more general aspects of our relation to use. This goes beyond use qualities.
I am also interested in design and visualization knowledge - in practice and in academia.
Book by Scott Page
http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~spage/thedifference.html
"Inclusive design teams should be as diverse as possible and include
individuals who have a lived experience of the “extreme users” (as
coined by Rich Donovan) the designs are intended for."
Rich Donovan
The disability market
Inclusive tools and reflections:
http://returnondisability.com/disability-market/
"We can reframe accessibility in terms of what we provide, not what other
people lack. When we treat all of our users as whole people, regardless
of their abilities, then we are able to approach accessibility as just
another solvable—valuable—technical challenge to overcome."
"Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. A big web design change is
about to go through, and someone on your team has just discovered a bug
that will cause problems with accessibility. One of the decision-makers
in charge of the budget asks, “Well, how important is it? I mean, how
many blind people do we have using the site, anyway?”
"...We are more aware than ever that understanding the user experience helps
design more usable products. While application in commercial
environments can still be a struggle, the idea that user-centered and
participatory design can ensure a better end-product-fit continues to
gain momentum. Industry acceptance also grows as the concept of
strategically involving users within the design process equates to
greater adoption and engagement out-of-the-box, and thus results in
significant financial savings in development costs."
"More than 6.6 million americans over 16 are visually impaired"
“Now they can use an iPad and they’re the
cool kid,” he says. “They have the coolest technology in the classroom.”
Summers also notes that this keyboard app could allow blind users to
type incredibly quickly."
Reblogged from Wired:
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/ibrailler-ipad-app/
Reserach on emotions (using metaphors etc)
http://www.affective-science.org/people.shtml
The basic notions of fear, anger etc are not good categories to explain emotions...
"Intel said it has established a $300 million fund to be used in the next
three years to improve the diversity of the company’s work force,
attract more women and minorities to the technology field and make the
industry more hospitable to them once they get there. The money will be
used to fund engineering scholarships and to support historically black
colleges and universities."
Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities
and respect for the right of children with disabilities to preserve
their identities"
I'm an assistant professor at the Interaction Design department at Gothenburg University/Chalmers. I do this blog for me, to reflect on my own practice as a researcher interested in design practice in industry, and the role of HCI research in society.
Previously I did an Industry Postdoc at LOTS Design funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. I have also worked as a researcher at the Mobile Life Centre@SICS in Stockhom Sweden. My interests concerns how to understand people, and their interests, needs and meaning in current practices. How can citizens experiences contribute to innovation and inclusion in society? I have done research on future applications for mobile technologies, agent and robot technology. Now it also includes services and non IT artefacts :-)
