Book
Our Exclusive Society: Pathways Toward Inclusion by Design
Inclusive design is the practice of making a product, service, or environment optimized for inclusion. Almost any system that has people as its end-user can benefit from inclusive design.Our Exclusive Society: Pathways Toward Inclusion by Design takes a look at many exclusive areas of modern society and the leaders that are inclusifying them.
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Publications
Academic Articles
Rodney, R. (2023). From Empathy to Ethics: Uncovering User Experience Implications. Journal of Information Ethics, 32(2).
Melo, M., & Rodney, R. (2023). The Power of First Impressions: Exploring the Design Impact of 'Small Details' and Signage for First-time Makerspace Users. 7th International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM).
Melo, M., & Rodney, R. (2023). Space invaders: First-time Users Feel Like Intruders in the Makerspace. Library & Information Science Research, 45(4), 101264.
Savage, S., Flores-Saviaga, C., Rodney, R., Savage, L., Schull, J., & Mankoff, J. (2022). The Global Care Ecosystems of 3D Printed Assistive Devices. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 15(4), 1-29.
Presentations
Invited Talks
“Making in Health Informatics: Physical Computing for Accessibility.” Carolina Health Informatics Program. University of North Carolina (Aug 2023).
“Accessibility Beyond K-12: Approaches to Making Programming for Older Adults” (Co-presenter: Maggie Melo). Durham County Public Library (Summer 2022).
Conference Presentations
International and National
“The Power of First Impressions: Exploring the Design Impact of ‘Small Details’ and Signage for First-time Makerspace Users”. International Symposium on Academic Makerspace Conference. Pittsburgh, PA (Oct 2023).
“Virtual Reality for Real Inclusion: Designing Makerspaces with Inclusivity in Mind” (Co-presenter: Maggie Melo). Play, Make, Learn Conference. Madison, WI. (July 2023).
“From the Margins to the Center: What Underrepresented Communities Notice and Feel in (VR)Makerspaces” (Co-presenter: Maggie Melo). Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics. La Verne, CA (online). (July 2023).
“The UX of VR for Makerspace Research.” Inclusive Makerspace Conference. University of British Columbia (May 2023).
"Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: EDI Considerations in a VR Makerspace" (Co-presenter: Maggie Melo). Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics. La Verne University (July 2022).
"Let’s Inclusify." Inclusive Design 24 Conference. International, online presentation (Sept 2020).
Local
“Breaking the Research Paradigm: Unlearning Biases and Fostering Inclusive User Experiences.” UX Y’All Conference. Raleigh, NC (Oct 2023).
“Makerspaces Alienate First-time Users: An Investigation into the Information Seeking Behaviors of Students at the Makerspace Threshold.” (Co-presenter: Maggie Melo). Librarians’ Association of the University of North Carolina (LAUN-CH) Conference. (March 2023).
Blog
Articles about UX and Inclusive Design
Various articles about either UX or Inclusive Design (or both). Articles posted through Inclusify by Design, UX Design Collective, or personal account.