You should always, always, always test digital products with the actual people who would use the them. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to find the time, budget, and resources to do a full-blown usability test every time. But that doesn’t…

Every time you make a digital product (sites, apps, software, wearables, etc), you are creating a user experience (UX). And that user experience – good, bad, or ugly – directly affects the success and profitability of your firm. Your ability…

The best accessibility intentions won’t get you very far if you have no plan to put them into action. Goals must be set. Policies and procedures must be defined. Knowledge for creating accessible digital products must be disseminated. Digital creators…

Part of the Accessibility for Developers Whitepaper This article is one part of a comprehensive whitepaper about building accessible digital products, written in partnership between truematter and Progress. You can download the full whitepaper from the Progress site. ———— The vast majority of us never…

Be honest. How often have you planned and built a digital product without once talking to the people who will actually need to interact with it? If you’re like most interactive teams out there, you probably do this all the…