This year the theme was culture, creativity and interaction - a title which attracted a diverse and internationally renowned group of speakers and presenters. Raincharm Communications were privileged to be part of this experience, presenting a workshop entitled 'Designing for people who do not read easily'. Leading the workshop team was Caroline Jarrett, a leading usability expert and Professor William Wong, a leading research professional from Middlesex University. Workshop attendees came from a rich and varied background - one guy flew from the Amazon in Brazil to share his expertise!
Position papers were presented on a number of subjects including how to design Easy Read materials for people with learning disabilities, designing for people with visual field defects and designing for people with low literacy levels. Each member of the group had an opportunity to comment on presentations with a view to sharing expertise and exchanging resource materials.
The results of the session were drawn into a matrix which will be taken forward and used to evidence some of the findings. The group discovered that even though we all working in quite different areas, as researchers and practitioners, there is a strong commonality of experience. We all agreed that designing for people who do not read easily is of huge importance and will take this work further.
To find out more about the group's work and findings please visit our wiki at:
http://designtoread.editme.com/Home
A paper and workshop will be presented at the OZCHI conference in Cairns later this year.
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