SYNERGY USER RESEARCH, DESIGN, & ACCESSIBILITY (SURDA)

I am Ann Chadwick-Dias, an independent consultant and founder of Synergy User Research, Design, & Accessibility (SURDA), LLC. Prior to starting my own consultancy, I worked in various roles ranging from UX Researcher, UX Designer, UX Director/Manager, and corporate DEI advocate for 25+ years. I have presented on topics related to universal usability and inclusive design at numerous conferences, including Aging by Design, User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) International, World Usability Day, CSUN's International Technology & Persons with Disabilities, Human-Computer Interaction, ACM's Universal Usability, and Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) and many more. I have also taught in Bentley University's certificate program for Human Factors in Information Design and periodically guest lecture at various Colleges and Universities. I have numerous publications in several fields of study, across industry and academic settings, including human-computer interaction,..

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