User Interface Options

Colin ClarkLead Software Architect

Jess MitchellSenior R&D Project Manager

Joanna VassInteraction Designer

Inclusive Design Research Centre

OCAD University

Overview•UI Options is the product of a decade of research, design, and development

•It’s a living product

•It can be embedded in any web app

•It’s not just what you see, it’s a framework for creating preferences editors

Designed by skilled interaction designers, with users

Demo

Rethinking Disability

Rethinking Disability

A mismatch between the

user

and the

user interface

User States and Contexts

Given a design or design idea, will users, in the most inclusive sense, be able to use it?

User States and Contexts•A map of the user’s needs and

preferences

•Alternative to, or companion of, personas

•Avoids typecasting and classification

•A way to understand both ability and environment, without generalizing or stereotyping

UI Options Evolution

•Easy: Speaks a language I understand

•Ubiquitous: I don’t have to constantly reiterate or justify

•Autonomous: I can control who sees my preferences

PreferencesUser Experience

Preferences Editors

Support many preferences editors, designed for particular audiences, contexts and needs

Preferences Editors

Support many preferences editors, designed for particular audiences, contexts and needs:

a framework for preferences editing

Preferences Framework

•presentation

•persistence

•adaptation

(how the preference is acted upon)

A three-dimensional model for preferences:

Preferences Framework

Questions?

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