DMD 3998

Accessibility & Inclusion in Interactive Media

Challenge 06

Reduce the Friction

Central question: What kind of accessibility problem are you looking at, and what would you change?

Team Challenge · 10 points

The Task

You need a Camera Kit for a field shoot Thursday afternoon. Use GearShare to find an available kit, arrange pickup, and submit the request.

GearShare contains 12 deliberate issues for you to investigate. Some map directly to accessibility requirements. Others require a more careful accessibility or inclusive-design judgment. Evaluate all 12.

Experience Under Review

GearShare: Borrow production equipment for your next project.

Open GearShare →

Team Assignment

Work with your existing HuskyCT-managed team. Complete the Camera Kit task once, then investigate and discuss all 12 issues. Use fictional information in this local simulation.

Investigation

  1. Observation: Describe what happens for each of the 12 issues.
  2. Classification: Choose one: Specific accessibility requirement; Broader accessibility / inclusive-design concern; Not enough evidence to call this an accessibility failure.
  3. Evidence: Match the observed behavior to authoritative guidance. Identify criterion level and version where relevant. Explain uncertainty rather than inventing a failure.
  4. Recommendation: State what should change.

Apply the Module 01 evidence framework: distinguish law, technical standards, institutional requirements, and broader guidance. Use authoritative sources, and make only claims your evidence supports. Automated-tool output and AI output are not proof of accessibility or conformance. You do not need to label findings by module.

Use one concise table or section per item with Observation, Classification, Evidence, and Recommendation. No separate verification paragraph is required. How do you know?

Redesign One Meaningful Part

Redesign

Create an annotated wireframe, polished mockup, working HTML/CSS prototype, or another clear interactive design artifact. Address at least two identified concerns in one meaningful part of GearShare. Explain briefly what changed, why, and what evidence informed the change. Advanced coding is not required.

What Would You Fix First?

Choose your Top Two priorities. For each, write 1–2 sentences explaining why. Consider safety, task blockage, time pressure, cognitive burden, number of users affected, and strength of evidence.

Deliverable

Submit one team PDF through HuskyCT.

Keep the submission concise and complete. No prescribed page count or presentation. Teams remain responsible for claims, classifications, sources, recommendations, and design decisions.

12-item Evaluation

Evaluate all 12 issues using Observation, Classification, Evidence, and Recommendation.

One Redesign Artifact

Address at least two concerns and explain the changes and evidence.

Top Two Priorities

Give 1–2 sentences explaining each priority.

Brief AI Use Note

Name tools used and their contribution, or state that no generative AI was used.

AI Use

AI output is not evidence.

AI may help your team get oriented, interpret difficult material, organize ideas, or test possible answers. Important claims must still be verified against authoritative sources or direct testing.

Evaluation

The challenge is worth 10 points.

  • Classification and judgment - 4 points

    Accurately distinguishes specific requirements, broader accessibility concerns, and unsupported preference.

  • Evidence - 2 points

    Uses appropriate authoritative guidance and matches evidence to the claim.

  • Redesign - 2 points

    Meaningfully reduces identified friction and is clearly communicated.

  • Prioritization - 1 points

    Top Two reflects reasonable accessibility judgment.

  • Communication and AI Use Note - 1 points

    Clear, concise, complete team submission.

Due

The official submission deadline and assignment submission are in HuskyCT/Blackboard.