Projects

Professional Work

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Building empathy org-wide with accessibility personas

Led extensive research with disabled participants to create eight accessibility personas at Aviva, providing evidence-based tools to embed inclusive design across the organisation.

Meet the personas


Academic Work

Investigating Mobile Accessibility Guidance for People with Aphasia

Brian Grellmann, Timothy Neate, Abi Roper, Stephanie Wilson, Jane Marshall; ASSETS ’18: Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Evaluated how WCAG 2.0 guidelines address the needs of people with aphasia on mobile through user testing and audits, offering recommendations for more inclusive design.

ACM Article | PDF

Social Networking Sites: Barriers and Facilitators to Access for People with Aphasia

Abi Roper, Brian Grellmann, Timothy Neate, Jane Marshall, Stephanie Wilson; Aphasiology Volume 32, 2018

Explored the accessibility of social networking sites for people with aphasia, identifying barriers, facilitators, and opportunities to support social connection and communication.

Taylor & Francis Article

Usability Testing –  An Aphasia Perspective

Abi Roper, Ian Davey, Stephanie Wilson, Timothy Neate, Jane Marshall, , Brian Grellmann; ASSETS ’18: Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Reported on adapted usability testing methods co-authored with a person with aphasia, showing how inclusive approaches enable meaningful participation and support accessible technology design.

ACM Article | PDF

Social Networking Sites: Barriers and Facilitators to Access for People with Aphasia

Abi Roper, Brian Grellmann, Timothy Neate, Jane Marshall, Stephanie Wilson; International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference 2018

Investigated barriers and facilitators to social networking app use for people with aphasia through usability testing and interviews with speech and language therapists.

ResearchGate Page


Industry blogs

A Comprehensive Guide to Accessible User Research

dScout People Nerds, 2020

A three-part series on Accessible User Research that guides how to plan, prepare, conduct, and report research inclusive of people with disabilities.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Creating More Usable Accessibility Guidelines, UX Collective, 2019

Including People with Aphasia in the Design Process, Medium, 2020