World Usability Day 2024 at User Vision

Mark your calendars and join us for an inspiring afternoon of learning, interaction and fun at our annual open-house event embracing this year's theme "Designing for a Better World"!

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Time: 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Venue: UV HQ, 55 North Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3QA

Immerse yourself in the future of inclusive design at our highly anticipated event. During the afternoon you can enjoy a unique blend of expert insights, hands-on experiences, and networking opportunities for UX professionals, designers, and digital strategists.

Curious about what to expect? Check out the highlights from last year's event(this will open in a new window).

Activities & Workshops

• Breaking Barriers: tech challenges and effective solutions for the visually Impaired - This year we welcome Neil Atkinson from RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) Scotland for a presentation and interview on the challenges that visually impaired users face with technology and the most effective solutions. 
• Navigating AI safety & UX - The AI Safety Institute (AISI) is the first state-backed organisation dedicated to assessing the safety of AI systems through innovative evaluations. Jess Bergs, UX Engineering Lead at AISI, will give an introduction on how they employ human-in-the-loop methodologies such as red teaming and probing to examine AI models for potential vulnerabilities and risks.  She will provide insights into AISI's design process and expand on cutting-edge human-AI interaction principles, current accessibility considerations, and future potentials considering emerging real-time AI capabilities.
• Accessible Gaming: In collaboration with TripleTapTech, experience how individuals with disabilities engage with video games using assistive technologies. Join a fun discussion on inclusive game design and have a play!
• Unintended Consequences in UX: Through examples and discussion, we’ll present the framework of unintended consequences in product and service design. See examples and learn how to use this to understand and avoid these consequences during design. 
• A presentation on 'UX Competitive Benchmarking' with Arthur Moan, Stephen Denning (User Vision), and Kim Oslob (MeasuringU) - Learn about the powerful insights gained from UX Competitive Benchmarking and how to apply quantitative remote user research to inform your UX strategy.  Discover the powerful UX research and analysis platform MUiQ and see example outputs from a UX benchmarking study in the online travel industry. 
• Screen Reader Workshop: Gain hands-on experience with the NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) screen reader. Complete fun tasks, time-limited challenges and learn the essentials of screen reader navigation.
• Learn about the powerful insights gained from UX Competitive Benchmarking and how to apply quantitative remote user research to inform your UX strategy.  Discover the powerful UX research and analysis platform MUiQ and see example outputs from a UX benchmarking study in the online travel industry.
• A ‘Top 5 a11y Challenges’ Exploration: Explore common accessibility challenges we find during our reviews and we’ll review your own website in our accessibility surgery. 
• Trauma-Informed User Research and Design: Learn about the trauma-informed research framework and how UX researchers and designers can apply it for better research and design outcomes. 
• Usability Testing: Take part in usability testing and have your own website tested to reveal hidden UX and accessibility insights. We’ll include tests with people with disabilities with support from experts from RNIB and TripleTapTech. 
• A Sight Loss awareness session: Led by Neil Atkinson from RNIB, this informal and interactive session will raise your confidence in offering support to overcome the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people.  Neil will share his own experience of sight loss, showcase products considered helpful by visually impaired people, provide ‘simulation glasses’ to visualise different impairments and demonstrate sighted guiding techniques for assisting safely and comfortably.

Why Attend?

• Gain cutting-edge insights from industry experts
• Develop practical skills in accessibility and inclusive design
• Network with leading UX professionals
• Apply learnings directly to your projects for immediate impact
• Plus ... enjoy drinks and nibbles throughout the afternoon!

Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your UX and inclusive design skills and drive innovation in your organisation.

For any inquiries, please contact Sammy Harrison, 0131 225 0850.