Rosenverse

Log in or create a free Rosenverse account to watch this video.

Log in Create free account

100s of community videos are available to free members. Conference talks are generally available to Gold members.

Navigating accessibility and climate

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 • Climate UX Interest Group
Share the love for this talk
Navigating accessibility and climate
Speakers: Ned Gartside , Mike Gifford , Zoe Lopez-Latorre and Tzviya Siegman
Link:

Summary

The fourth in a series of discussions centered around Climate UX. The adverse effects of climate disproportionately affect the most vulnerable, but what does this mean in the context of UX? How does accessibility affect climate? What lessons can we draw from the accessibility movement to enhance our efforts in scaling climate action? Join our conversation to hear perspectives from those who have worked at this intersection. Panelists: Ned Gartside, Tzviya Siegman, Zoe Lopez-Latorre; Moderated by: Mike Gifford  

Key Insights

  • Accessibility principles like simplification and user choice inform sustainable web design successfully.

  • Sustainability in digital design is multi-dimensional and cannot be judged by page size alone.

  • Video, while data-heavy, can be an energy-efficient and inclusive form of user communication.

  • User empowerment can include toggles offering choices between higher and lower carbon footprint options.

  • Government digital services exemplify leadership in integrating accessibility and sustainability standards.

  • Sustainability adoption succeeds when linked to business outcomes like conversion or user experience.

  • There is a shortage of sustainability-trained professionals, but the field is rapidly evolving with new educational resources.

  • Digital sustainability responsibilities need to be clearly assigned using maturity models and cross-organizational collaboration.

  • Digital impact compounds across millions of users, making even small efficiency gains significant at scale.

  • The climate crisis urgency requires applying lessons from accessibility work: combined grassroots efforts and organizational leadership.

Notable Quotes

"Accessibility is a better sell than sustainability when engaging clients."

"We need to have a planet before we can have dignity, and sustainability and accessibility are tied basic human rights."

"There is no direct correlation between data size and energy consumed; many factors interplay."

"User choice can include opting for a higher carbon or lower carbon version of the same content."

"73% of users are willing to choose a more sustainable browsing option even if image quality decreases."

"Sometimes the best solution for users isn't digital - for example, farmers often prefer face-to-face interactions."

"Sustainability can accelerate adoption when it aligns with business impact, like improving conversions."

"You need the whole organization involved, from engineering to marketing to legal, to make sustainability work."

"There are risks that sustainability tools become gatekeepers or quasi-standards themselves, which we must avoid."

"The digital sector’s compounded impact on carbon footprint exceeds industries like airlines when aggregated across millions."

Ask the Rosenbot
Carol Massa
Designing Health: Integrating Service Design, Technology, and Strategy to Transform Patient and Clinician Experiences
2024 • Advancing Service Design 2024
Gold
Sarah Williams
Verizon_A Framework for CX Transformation
2024 • Design at Scale 2021
Gold
Jon Fukuda
Theme One Intro
2022 • DesignOps Summit 2022
Gold
Victor Udoewa
Radical Participatory Design: Decolonizing Participatory Design Processes
2021 • Civic Design 2021
Gold
Greg Petroff
Design is the Differentiator: Bringing New Design Innovations to a Very Antiquated and Very Large Industry
2021 • Design at Scale 2021
Gold
Ovetta Sampson
Research in the Automated Future
2022 • Advancing Research 2022
Gold
Sheryl Cababa
Day 2 Panel
2024 • Designing with AI 2024
Gold
Kara Kane
Communities of Practice for Civic Design
2022 • Civic Design Community
Chris Govias
Perspectives on Civic Design
2021 • Civic Design Community
Cara Maritz
The Art of Extrapolation
2023 • Advancing Research 2023
Gold
Meredith Black
Building Community and Common Trends to Look for in 2021
2020 • DesignOps Community
Meghan Bausone
Systems Thinking and Design Innovation: Working with Leverage Points in Rural Maternal Health Systems
2026 • Rosenfeld Community
Vasileios Xanthopoulos
A Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach to User-Centric Maturity at Scale
2024 • Enterprise Experience 2020
Gold
Connect with the Advancing Research Community
2026 • Advancing Research 2026
Conference
Lin Nie
When Thought-worlds Collide: Collaborating Between Research and Practice
2021 • Advancing Research 2021
Gold
Mariah Hay
Ethics in Tech Education: Designing to Provide Opportunity for All
2018 • Enterprise Experience 2018
Gold

More Videos

Rachael Dietkus, LCSW

"AI reflects dominant hegemonic views, creating virtual worlds where counter views do not exist."

Rachael Dietkus, LCSW Llewyn Paine Nishanshi Shukla David Womack

AI: Passionate defenses and reasoned critique [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]

September 18, 2024

Dane DeSutter

"Gaming UX is not just about polished UI; introduction of the right kind of frustration and challenge is part of the experience."

Dane DeSutter Natalie Gedeon Deborah Hendersen Cheryl Platz

Beyond the Console: The rise of the Gamer Experience and how gaming will impact UX Research across industries

May 17, 2024

Taylor Klassman

"The brain of 2026 research tools moves from helping us work to helping us think."

Taylor Klassman

The Evolution of UX Research Platforms

March 10, 2026

Joshua Graves

"The difference between being nice and being kind is subtle but core; kindness means telling the hard truth to help."

Joshua Graves

We Need To Talk: Addressing Unmet Expectations (Part 2 of 3)

April 28, 2025

Cara Maritz

"I let my stakeholders have access to the list I’m analyzing along with links and short notes—it helps make the process more active."

Cara Maritz Rachel Ny

The Art of Extrapolation

March 29, 2023

Margot Bloomstein

"Authority comes from being willing to go where your audience cannot because of danger or expertise."

Margot Bloomstein

Fostering Trust in Your Brand and Beyond

March 12, 2020

Dan Ward

"We do experiments not to make things work but to learn something new."

Dan Ward

Failure Friday #1 with Dan Ward

February 7, 2025

Magdalena Zadara

"Only 50% of people in Germany interact with authorities online, compared to 80-90% in Nordic countries."

Magdalena Zadara

Zero Hour: How to Get Far Quickly When Starting Your Digital Service Unit Late

November 16, 2022

Lily Aduana

"You get a dashboard that shows who applied, who qualified, and even who didn’t qualify—all in real time."

Lily Aduana Savannah Hobbs Brittany Rutherford

5 Reasons to Bring Your Recruiting in-House (and How To Do It)

March 12, 2021