research — Mia Portfolio

On a team of three, we worked both independently and collaboratively during our research phase. The supportive research was crucial to ensure that the design process went smoothly and that all essential guidelines were met. Further, every potential barrier our personas could face was crucial to address.

WCAG: Accessible designs start here. Diving deep into the outlined criteria, I familiarized myself with the ADA compliance and level A - AAA criteria.

AXE Con: I attended a virtual session for Axe Con 2026, hearing professionals speak on disability advocacy and design.

ALT Text: Although we are not programming the website, it is essential to show the implications of alternative text. When images are smaller, we rely on a mouse hover to display alternate text. The process of writing alternate text is foreign to me, so research was imperative.