Hello, I'm Stéphanie
I support teams to design accessible products and services, supporting user goals first and business goals second. My key strengths lie in product strategy, problem-solving, and user experience design.
There’s no good design that isn’t accessible. I view accessibility as a constraint that allows for more creativity, not less. Web accessibility is the expertise I'm seeking to develop.
I currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in my spare time, I am a Door Hunter and a mix-media artist. I share hand-curated web accessibility resources on AY11-Toolbox.
PRODUCT STRATEGY, ACCESSIBILITY
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A case study about my experience of learning how to measure the accessibility of web components.
UX RESEARCH + DESIGN
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When one of your UC Berkeley UX course project leads you to meet the company's CEO of the project you worked on!
I have 15 years of experience working on the end-to-end design process, from research and strategy, through to the execution, launch. I improve products based on people's feedback and data collection. My key strenghts are:
Are you looking to improve your website or app? I like to start to analyze your business goals, study your competitors, conduct usability testings, and build user journeys. I need to understand what and where the pain points are before trying to solve them. Yes, I like to challenge assumptions!
I design elegant user-centric products for desktop and mobile. I use iterative design to create or refine a product or a service. I collaborate on the information architecture and develop interactive prototypes. I also prepare design systems to communicate with product teams.
I am passionate about understanding the users I'm designing for, and I continually strive to incorporate accessible components into my work to ensure that all users can benefit from inclusive design. I also conduct accessible audits and design reviews from early to pre-prod stages.
A11Y Toolbox is a growing blog where I share hand-curated accessibility resources. The website is based on WordPress with a custom Bootstrap theme. It helps me to keep my HTML/CSS skills up to date.
☛ Discover A11Y Toolbox
Blush is a web tool and plugin to create stunning illustrations. I felt in love with the project, so when the cofounder, Pablo Stanley, was looking for a French translator, I offered my help :-)
☛ Discover Blush en français !
I'm always happy to discuss Design, hear about your next big idea or just have a spirited debate about how The Good Place should have ended.
“Accessibility allows us to tap into everyone’s potential.” – Debra Ruh
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