UX & cognitive accessibility: what if you really simplified the user experience?
summary
The talk explains how to simplify mobile app UX by applying cognitive accessibility principles—using cleaner interfaces, plain language, clear visual cues and intuitive interactions—to reduce barriers for people with cognitive disabilities. It draws on the speaker’s experience transitioning from teaching French to mobile development and offers concrete, participatory techniques and adjustments developers and designers can use to make apps more understandable and universally usable.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:31Invisible disabilities stats
- 3:13Cognitive disabilities defined
- 5:41Accessibility principles
- 7:04App accessibility comparison
- 9:55Form and interface best practices
- 13:25Information hierarchy and readability
- 14:26Predictability and consistency
- 16:50Testing accessibility tools
- 17:54Accessibility in dev
- 18:57Conclusion and benefits
- 19:37Q&A
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