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Design for diversity

Accessibility and inclusionFramework

People tend to think of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in terms of workshops, hiring, and employee resources. These efforts are all incredibly important. In my current position as a one-person show, I want to take on diversity, equity, and inclusion with my actions, specifically with my approach to creating products, services, and content.

I use Project Inkblot's D4D Framework as my starting point in this journey, sharing in their language and terminology and following their critical-thinking questions as I approach all my projects, both personal and professional.

The five core questions:

  1. What's the worst-case scenario, and on whom?
  2. How do the identities within your team influence and impact your design decisions?
  3. Who might you be excluding?
  4. How will you engage the people you want to reach within your design process, equitably?
  5. Is the ongoing process of improving your product or service informed by The Source?