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This event will be online on YouTube & in-person (New York City). The speaker & live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page & someone will come down ASAP.
Description
Slack is a powerful hub for work & communication, but its dense & complex interface can be a barrier for users with motor, vision, & cognitive disabilities. To help more people use Slack effectively, we introduced Simplified Layout Mode on desktop & web. This preference transforms Slack into a single-column layout that is easier to navigate & has fewer distractions.
In this session, we will demo Simplified Layout Mode & discuss its evolution from an accommodation request by an ALS advocacy group to a feature that benefits multiple audiences. Along the way, we'll share specific examples of how its design was shaped by our partnerships with disabled & neurodivergent users.
Attendees will learn ...
How to collect & synthesize feedback from different groups of users with disabilities over the course of a feature's development
How to collaborate with internal employee disability groups to get feedback & build momentum around a feature
Presenter bios
Chris Xu is a director of product management of Slack looking after accessibility & design systems. Outside of product management, they have had a wide-ranging career focused on how technology & communities shape each other. They live in Brooklyn, NY & hold strong opinions about fruit.
Lena Wang is a frontend software engineer at Slack working on accessibility & design systems. Outside of engineering, she's usually mid-side-quest - whether that's walking the entire length of Manhattan on a whim, running a Taco Bell 5k, or competing in a city-wide scavenger hunt. She lives in Manhattan, NY.
Kaili Liang is a Software Engineer at Slack, working on accessibility & design systems. In her free time, she loves chasing new eats, diving into books, trying various arts & crafts, & traveling.
Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the Aira ASL App, & download it before the event.
For the Blind & Low Vision community, learn about the Aira Explorer App & download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect.
For additional accessibility requirements, please email meryl@equalentry.com two weeks before the event.
Livestream
YouTube
Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.
Location details
The event is at 72 Spring street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access.
Transit
The building 72 Spring street is near several transit stops:
6 train
Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet
Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles
B/D/F/M trains
Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles
N/Q/R/W trains
Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles
Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles
M1 / M55 Bus lines
Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet
Cabs & rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance.
Finding the building
In Google Maps, find 72 Spring street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby & Lafayette.
It's also between the Glossier store & the Krewe Eyewear store.
Inside & over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring st, it says Marc Jacobs.
Traveling to the event?
We recommend Hotel on Rivington or Crosby Street Hotel.
Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).
Sponsors
Thanks to Aira, AKQA, Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, & Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com
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