{"id":11479,"date":"2021-10-26T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=11479"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:32:00","slug":"using-insights-from-microsoft-employees-with-disabilities-to-build-accessible-employee-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/using-insights-from-microsoft-employees-with-disabilities-to-build-accessible-employee-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Using insights from Microsoft employees with disabilities to build accessible employee experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Using insights from Microsoft employees with disabilities to build accessible employee experiences\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SOcp6wkWpsQ\"><\/iframe><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For a transcript, please view the video on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SOcp6wkWpsQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SOcp6wkWpsQ<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: -5px;\"><em>Learn how inclusive usability testing with employees with disabilities is helping Microsoft build better products and experiences.<\/em><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7561 alignright\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Digital-Video-300x120.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Digital video\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Digital-Video-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Digital-Video.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>We periodically update our stories, but we can\u2019t verify that they represent the full picture of our current situation at Microsoft. We leave them on the site so you can see what our thinking and experience was at the time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft employees are the company\u2019s first and best customers, who often test features and enable product groups to refine experiences before going to market. These employees can provide their feedback through inclusive usability tests, which are used to understand how people with disabilities interact with technology.<\/p>\n<p>There are also industry standards for accessibility when it comes to the text, contrast, or graphics. However, Hope Idaewor wanted to go beyond accessibility requirements and focus on offering an intuitive user experience for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFocusing on usability ensures that those lived experiences are actually accounted for and that the people that you&#8217;re building for have actually used the application and have given you contextual feedback,\u201d says Idaewor, who was a user researcher on the Microsoft Digital Studio team at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>After conducting usability tests with employees with disabilities, some of the findings that surfaced were the need to clarify technical jargon and acronyms, add a user guide video that include American Sign Language (ASL), and ensure that the video has better contrast so it would show up properly for someone with low vision or is working in a bright environment.<\/p>\n<p>The team was able to add a video with an ASL interpreter among other changes to make the tool more accessible and inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to think about accessibility from the beginning of the product-making process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuch like a house, you need to start with a strong foundation,\u201d says Faris Mango, a principal software engineering manager in Microsoft Digital Employee Experience. \u201cOur team really put a lot of effort into this process, and there\u2019s nothing better than knowing that we made someone&#8217;s day better because we took this time to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7482\" src=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links-300x81.png\" alt=\"Related links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/disability-as-a-strength-three-practices-to-help-you-create-inclusive-experiences-at-your-company\/\">Explore three practices to help you create inclusive experiences at your company.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/building-inclusive-accessible-experiences-is-a-catalyst-for-digital-transformation\/\">Discover how building inclusive, accessible experiences is a catalyst for digital transformation.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new-cm-edgedigital.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/how-accessibility-fosters-inclusion-five-lessons-learned\/\">Unpack how accessibility fosters inclusion: Five lessons learned.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a transcript, please view the video on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SOcp6wkWpsQ. 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