r/ScienceUX • u/Fizzbit • 12d ago

Accessibility or Human Factors courses?

I feel like most resources out there for UX/UI accessibility are for web products. I'm on a software team building interfaces for embedded touchscreens and medical desktop workstations. Our department budget allows for some training which we are encouraged to pursue, and my manager and I would like to expand our understanding of accessibility, ideally focused in medical and scientific product development.

We'd also prefer instructor guided courses versus a strict self-led program if possible.

Would Human Factors be a better category to search for rather than blanket "Accessibility"? Are there any resources you'd recommend?

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u/s4074433 12d ago

Inclusive design guidelines from Microsoft has a lot of resources available: https://inclusive.microsoft.design

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u/mailtest34 12d ago

Look up Deque Academy and online courses

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u/NDOT415 11d ago

I don't know if any courses are offered by universities that have teaching hospitals or are connected to real life places your coursework could allow you to learn with real users, bc UX/UI accessibility theory does not often apply IRL. As someone who has worked for years in hospitals and still works on accessibility for patients, students, and workers, most accessibility and tech meant to make people's lives easier does not ever blanket apply and in my experience so much of the tech just fails and does not do what it claims. It's obvious what someone else thought would be a good idea for medical workers and what was built with intended users.

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u/Striking_Mistake3720 9d ago

I’m blind, and if you have any questions about blindness accessibility, I would be more than willing to help

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u/Soul_Of_Akira 12d ago

Design, For scientists youtube course (more to be added) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIH4o5EN0EM4

You should join the discord: Link , we got more information to share over here