BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23309@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Microaggression in Digital World DTSTAMP:20260602T204507Z DTSTART:20260629T173000Z DESCRIPTION:Exploring inclusive/exclusionary design choices in digital inte rfaces.\n\nMicroaggression in design refers to subtle issues occurring eve ryday while\nintarcting with physical or digital interfaces\, creating ext ra barriers\nespecially for minorities and marginalised groups. Depending on factors such as\ngender\, language\, or race\, people might have to spe nd more effort and face more\nchallenges on digital spaces. For instance\, while filling out an online form\,\nwomen or people of other gender ident ities may have to scroll down the list\nwhere ‘male’ is set as the default \, if their gender is included at all. The\ndesign choices behind these ex clusionary interfaces are not necessarily\nintentional\, but they often co me from the default system (of thinking)\,\nunconsciously influencing desi gners. This design flaw can create\, maintain or\nintensify harm\, exclusi on and social inequality. In this programme we aim to\nexplore how more th oughtful digital experience design choices can not only\nsupport current u sers\, but also create a path for future designers to design\nmore inclusi ve and accessible systems. We will also examine how policy has (or\nhas no t) prevented severe consequences of the current design practices in the\nd igital world\, and how it should be improved to address these challenges m ore\neffectively.\n\nIn conversation with Lisanne Buik Founder Gracious AI \,PhD Researcher Ethical AI\nDesign & Alignment Peter van Waart Coordinato r Smart & Social City\, Human\nExperience Design Researcher URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/microaggression-in-digital-world GEO:52.376857;4.9220756 LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,eastern docklands,gender,technology X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Exploring inclusive/exclusionary design choice s in digital interfaces.

Microaggression in design refers to subtle iss ues occurring everyday while intarcting with physical or digital interface s, creating extra barriers especially for minorities and marginalised grou ps. Depending on factors such as gender, language, or race, people might h ave to spend more effort and face more challenges on digital spaces. For i nstance, while filling out an online form, women or people of other gender identities may have to scroll down the list where ‘male’ is set as the de fault, if their gender is included at all. The design choices behind these exclusionary interfaces are not necessarily intentional, but they often c ome from the default system (of thinking), unconsciously influencing desig ners. This design flaw can create, maintain or intensify harm, exclusion a nd social inequality. In this programme we aim to explore how more thought ful digital experience design choices can not only support current users, but also create a path for future designers to design more inclusive and a ccessible systems. We will also examine how policy has (or has not) preven ted severe consequences of the current design practices in the digital wor ld, and how it should be improved to address these challenges more effecti vely.

In conversation with Lisanne Buik Founder Gracious AI,PhD Re searcher Ethical AI Design & Alignment Peter van Waart Coordinator Sma rt & Social City, Human Experience Design Researcher BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Microaggression in Digital World TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR