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The power of inclusion

Dennie Declercq
Dennie Declercq

My second presentation about inclusion and software for people with disabilities. This time in London. A lot of topics added. Added topics since last talk / version: Inclusive software guidelines (Simplify the layout, Color by function, text to speech.... Digital difficulties for people with disabilities Which apps and software do I use? Pricing and market fit.

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The Power of Inclusion HOW INCLUSION CAN HELP EVERYONE IN THE FUTURE ON BOTH WAYS 2018 Dennie Declercq
Introduction about myself
Who am I? Dennie Declercq Volunteer developer of apps, software and data solutions for people with a disability Representative and developer at DDSoft vzw Inventor of #DreamingIsBelieving Positive thinker
The story of my life
In my teenager years I was diagnosed with autism
In a paid job I didnt fit
But I do what I like to do!
Continuous on my way
Bringing as much movement as possible
And Inclusion worked for me! As you know, the proof of the pudding is in the eating! Because the following inclusive environment is offered to me as person with autism, I really enjoy life! I can Live on myself in De Bezaan I can work in the days on my DDSoft project and in Ithaka I can live near to, no stress I cook by myself I go out to parties and conferences as much as I want I clean my house If I need a talk, I have good friends! As normal? If I lived years ago the change was big that: I had to work in a special work, but live with stress I had to live with my parents I had to live in a cared environment With VERY LESS FREEDOM!!
2017 was my year of #DreamingIsBelieving
Let me take you on the journey of inclusion
People with a disability A Disability is an impairment that may be: Physical cognitive Intellectual Mental Sensory And combinations between those
Intellectual disability Impaired intellectual functioning Impaired adaptive functioning
Visual impairments A decreased ability to see Blindness is used for complete or nearly complete vision-loss.
Autism A neurodevelopmental disorder Autism is a spectrum! Theres no one-way approach
The early days Taken away There was no place in the social environment Clinics and specialized institutions. Have to change their life or have to be separated away
The movement - Inclusion Quality of life (QoL) and inclusion. In short words, inclusion means: people with a disability live and work together, in the same houses, the same environment as people without a disability, with the needed adjustments par person.
Schalocks domains of wellbeing. To have quality of life, each of the following aspects must score as good for people with a disability as without.
Van Gennep You can fill in your life yourself with your own normal, and special needs You can live, and do the same things as persons without a disability You are happy with the life you have
What inclusion really means Real Inclusion People with disability doing the same activities as people without disability. People are living in the same district. People work together but the expectations are lower. Not so real Inclusion A hostage for people with a disability. A school for kids with a disability. A working house specific for people with a disability.
A way beyond diversion
Not just integration
From caring to coaching Caring Big institutions, clinics Professionals care people with disability Start point: what is normal? Many rules No in-between Big you must take it all packages Top (professional) down(people with disability) Coaching Small organizations Professional coaches the client Start point: what wants the client? Less rules A big in between zone Professional next to client
Inclusion in Flanders (Belgium) examples
Inclusive software and apps
If you want to create an inclusive environment, where people can live their own life, technology helps the people to find their way. Special apps and software, made for people with special needs can open many doors. You can give the world, packed in a simple software package.
Basic rules: Simplify the layout Color by function Use as many pictures or pictographs as possible Add Text To Speech (TTS) Structured apps
Simplify the layout Less content par screen Logical content par screen Light or white background A few accent colors
Color by function I can speak ! I can navigate ! I open an other page!
Pictures and pictographs What means the following? Kip The answer is: For some people with a disability, who cannot read, Letters and words means nothing. An other language for us. Everybody (except people with visual impairments) can see a picture.
Text To Speech In English for each mobile OS Windows 10 UWP Desktop
Structured apps Different screens views different content Frameworks arent helpful for people with disabilities
Digital Difficulties for p.w.d. Difficulties are different par disability Most helping apps are made par disability
Intellectual Disability Difficulty to: Read Understand
Autism Difficulty to: Understand See structure
Blindness or vision loss Decreased ability to read Decreased ability to navigate
Think inclusive! Do measure how many functions needed What information lives with the people. Maybe they want to find their way to the bakery, pizza hut? Apps to assist brushing tooth and washing yourself, clothing. Software does matter! Software really helps inclusion.
Innovative software examples
Cloudina
Grid 3
Eten (Food)
Why does software helps inclusion? Trust ICE Access to info More independency
Because a movie tells more than a slide https://youtu.be/PEi1T8DZHCQ
Which apps and software do I use? For me, following apps and software are very helpful These apps helping me a lot in my daily life! All of them I use on a daily base
Which apps are missing? Selfcare Wellbeing Navigating Clothing Hygi谷ne Housekeeping Psychical wellbeing
Pricing Less budget Keep it cheap A free side project?
Why should you care? Because, in an inclusive environment where people with a disability takes part of the common life, assistance is needed. As developer YOU: Can help people find their way. Can translate info into understandable info for people with a disability. Can automate progresses. Can digi-coach.
Is there a market? If you mention that more and more people with a disability takes part of the normal life, you notice that there will always be more need for assistance. I really think apps can assist!
Does it really helps? Yes! Its proven in test cases! People can find better their road with apps. Can ask better questions with apps. Can get info about their daily life with apps. Can manage their activities with apps. Can do a lot more with apps!
Inclusive software design patterns Universal Design Universal Design is the design regardless of age, size, ability or disability. The progress to adopt universal design is as follow: Discover: whats the problem? Define: which changes are needed? Develop: develop a new system / app / software Deliver: give the new solution to the people, check if the problem is fixed. Human Centered Design Human Centered Design is a dynamic way to change the existing world Its about building an ecosystem, setting goals and expectation A good way to work HC is with a 5E Framework.
The 5E Framework Entice Enter Engage Exit Extend What triggers the problem or experience? Whats required to get started? What organized and advanced the experience? How does the Progress ends? What signals its over? What remains After the experience is Over?
Thank you for listening! Contact: dennie@ddsoft.be +32 478 29 45 25
Bi-directional inclusion A PEEK AT THE OTHER SIDE
People with autism at work People with autism are mostly: Honest Work good with rules Have a nice planning Are loving structure Direct Very specialized
Nothing is such logical as autism. Developers logic A value is true or false Its good to declare variables, what type its expect If you program a loop, the exit scenario is mostly clear Its very structured Autistic logic A fact is only true or false Its very nice that every circumstance is declared If theres a path to follow, autis like its clear and clean Most of them are very structured
And the last truth: In fact Inclusion is always BI-Directional!!! If Else, it is not real inclusion!
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The power of inclusion

  • 1. The Power of Inclusion HOW INCLUSION CAN HELP EVERYONE IN THE FUTURE ON BOTH WAYS 2018 Dennie Declercq
  • 3. Who am I? Dennie Declercq Volunteer developer of apps, software and data solutions for people with a disability Representative and developer at DDSoft vzw Inventor of #DreamingIsBelieving Positive thinker
  • 4. The story of my life
  • 5. In my teenager years I was diagnosed with autism
  • 6. In a paid job I didnt fit
  • 7. But I do what I like to do!
  • 9. Bringing as much movement as possible
  • 10. And Inclusion worked for me! As you know, the proof of the pudding is in the eating! Because the following inclusive environment is offered to me as person with autism, I really enjoy life! I can Live on myself in De Bezaan I can work in the days on my DDSoft project and in Ithaka I can live near to, no stress I cook by myself I go out to parties and conferences as much as I want I clean my house If I need a talk, I have good friends! As normal? If I lived years ago the change was big that: I had to work in a special work, but live with stress I had to live with my parents I had to live in a cared environment With VERY LESS FREEDOM!!
  • 11. 2017 was my year of #DreamingIsBelieving
  • 12. Let me take you on the journey of inclusion
  • 13. People with a disability A Disability is an impairment that may be: Physical cognitive Intellectual Mental Sensory And combinations between those
  • 14. Intellectual disability Impaired intellectual functioning Impaired adaptive functioning
  • 15. Visual impairments A decreased ability to see Blindness is used for complete or nearly complete vision-loss.
  • 16. Autism A neurodevelopmental disorder Autism is a spectrum! Theres no one-way approach
  • 17. The early days Taken away There was no place in the social environment Clinics and specialized institutions. Have to change their life or have to be separated away
  • 18. The movement - Inclusion Quality of life (QoL) and inclusion. In short words, inclusion means: people with a disability live and work together, in the same houses, the same environment as people without a disability, with the needed adjustments par person.
  • 19. Schalocks domains of wellbeing. To have quality of life, each of the following aspects must score as good for people with a disability as without.
  • 20. Van Gennep You can fill in your life yourself with your own normal, and special needs You can live, and do the same things as persons without a disability You are happy with the life you have
  • 21. What inclusion really means Real Inclusion People with disability doing the same activities as people without disability. People are living in the same district. People work together but the expectations are lower. Not so real Inclusion A hostage for people with a disability. A school for kids with a disability. A working house specific for people with a disability.
  • 22. A way beyond diversion
  • 24. From caring to coaching Caring Big institutions, clinics Professionals care people with disability Start point: what is normal? Many rules No in-between Big you must take it all packages Top (professional) down(people with disability) Coaching Small organizations Professional coaches the client Start point: what wants the client? Less rules A big in between zone Professional next to client
  • 25. Inclusion in Flanders (Belgium) examples
  • 27. If you want to create an inclusive environment, where people can live their own life, technology helps the people to find their way. Special apps and software, made for people with special needs can open many doors. You can give the world, packed in a simple software package.
  • 28. Basic rules: Simplify the layout Color by function Use as many pictures or pictographs as possible Add Text To Speech (TTS) Structured apps
  • 29. Simplify the layout Less content par screen Logical content par screen Light or white background A few accent colors
  • 30. Color by function I can speak ! I can navigate ! I open an other page!
  • 31. Pictures and pictographs What means the following? Kip The answer is: For some people with a disability, who cannot read, Letters and words means nothing. An other language for us. Everybody (except people with visual impairments) can see a picture.
  • 32. Text To Speech In English for each mobile OS Windows 10 UWP Desktop
  • 33. Structured apps Different screens views different content Frameworks arent helpful for people with disabilities
  • 34. Digital Difficulties for p.w.d. Difficulties are different par disability Most helping apps are made par disability
  • 35. Intellectual Disability Difficulty to: Read Understand
  • 36. Autism Difficulty to: Understand See structure
  • 37. Blindness or vision loss Decreased ability to read Decreased ability to navigate
  • 38. Think inclusive! Do measure how many functions needed What information lives with the people. Maybe they want to find their way to the bakery, pizza hut? Apps to assist brushing tooth and washing yourself, clothing. Software does matter! Software really helps inclusion.
  • 43. Why does software helps inclusion? Trust ICE Access to info More independency
  • 44. Because a movie tells more than a slide https://youtu.be/PEi1T8DZHCQ
  • 45. Which apps and software do I use? For me, following apps and software are very helpful These apps helping me a lot in my daily life! All of them I use on a daily base
  • 46. Which apps are missing? Selfcare Wellbeing Navigating Clothing Hygi谷ne Housekeeping Psychical wellbeing
  • 47. Pricing Less budget Keep it cheap A free side project?
  • 48. Why should you care? Because, in an inclusive environment where people with a disability takes part of the common life, assistance is needed. As developer YOU: Can help people find their way. Can translate info into understandable info for people with a disability. Can automate progresses. Can digi-coach.
  • 49. Is there a market? If you mention that more and more people with a disability takes part of the normal life, you notice that there will always be more need for assistance. I really think apps can assist!
  • 50. Does it really helps? Yes! Its proven in test cases! People can find better their road with apps. Can ask better questions with apps. Can get info about their daily life with apps. Can manage their activities with apps. Can do a lot more with apps!
  • 51. Inclusive software design patterns Universal Design Universal Design is the design regardless of age, size, ability or disability. The progress to adopt universal design is as follow: Discover: whats the problem? Define: which changes are needed? Develop: develop a new system / app / software Deliver: give the new solution to the people, check if the problem is fixed. Human Centered Design Human Centered Design is a dynamic way to change the existing world Its about building an ecosystem, setting goals and expectation A good way to work HC is with a 5E Framework.
  • 52. The 5E Framework Entice Enter Engage Exit Extend What triggers the problem or experience? Whats required to get started? What organized and advanced the experience? How does the Progress ends? What signals its over? What remains After the experience is Over?
  • 53. Thank you for listening! Contact: dennie@ddsoft.be +32 478 29 45 25
  • 55. People with autism at work People with autism are mostly: Honest Work good with rules Have a nice planning Are loving structure Direct Very specialized
  • 56. Nothing is such logical as autism. Developers logic A value is true or false Its good to declare variables, what type its expect If you program a loop, the exit scenario is mostly clear Its very structured Autistic logic A fact is only true or false Its very nice that every circumstance is declared If theres a path to follow, autis like its clear and clean Most of them are very structured
  • 57. And the last truth: In fact Inclusion is always BI-Directional!!! If Else, it is not real inclusion!
  • 58. Q&A?