Designing for Inclusivity

Thu Jun 6, 2019

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Betts Theatre

"When everybody plays, we all win.” The theme of Microsoft’s 2019 Super Bowl ad, featuring disabled child gamers, made it one of the top ads in USA TODAY’s Ad Meter. Yet long before brands create marketing campaigns, an important choice is made about who’s invited into the brand tent. Hear from design leads at Microsoft and Adobe about how accessibility considerations that account for ableism, visual and auditory abilities and age help improve life for their products’ consumers, while gaining goodwill among all users.

Moderator

Laura Jones

Executive Strategy Director

BAV® Group, a VMLY&R Consultancy

Tim Allen

Partner, Director of Design

Microsoft Design

Lisa Jamhoury

Sr. Experience Designer, Machine Intelligence

Adobe