Designing for Low-Literate Users - SIGCHI Social Impact Award Lecture

Explore a groundbreaking lecture on designing user interfaces for low-literate populations, delivered by Indrani Medhi Thies, recipient of the CHI 2017 SIGCHI Social Impact Award. Delve into the challenges faced by the 800 million non-literate people worldwide when interacting with technology, and discover innovative "Text-Free UI" design principles that combine voice, video, and graphics. Learn about Thies' extensive ethnographic research across India, the Philippines, and South Africa, which led to the development of user-friendly interfaces for various applications, including job searches, health information dissemination, and mobile money transfers. Gain insights into rigorous user evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of non-textual designs over standard text-based interfaces for first-time, non-literate users. Understand the broader impact of this work on global development and the potential to improve lives in low-income communities through accessible technology.