Neurodiversity and UX: Essential Resources for Cognitive Accessibility
A curated blog post collecting articles, guidelines, and resources on designing for cognitive accessibility and neurodiversity in user experience and interface design.
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A curated blog post collecting articles, guidelines, and resources on designing for cognitive accessibility and neurodiversity in user experience and interface design.
A Brooklyn nonprofit, formerly Tech Kids Unlimited, that runs technology workshops, internships and work-readiness programs for neurodiverse students ages 10 to 24, plus resources for parents and educators. Program fees are not stated on the homepage.
Neurodiversity employment network that matches autistic, ADHD, and dyslexic candidates with employers seeking neurodivergent talent in software, UX, and data roles.
Why I recommend it: Built by neurodivergent founders. The matching process is designed around strengths rather than interview performance.
A first-person account of how one professional's neurodivergent brain works day to day, and what support and communication actually help at work.
Why I recommend it: Read this before you assume you know what accommodation means. Plain, specific and written by the person living it.
Attorney, author and artist; Florida's first documented openly autistic attorney, writing and speaking on neurodiversity and disability inclusion.
Why I recommend it: She has lived the exact "will disclosing this cost me the job" question a lot of neurodivergent job seekers are quietly asking.
Founder of Minds of All Kinds (formerly Kaleidoscope Society), neurodiversity advocate and creator of the ADHD Navigators Program.
Why I recommend it: Built specifically for adults figuring out ADHD and neurodivergence at work, not just kids — underserved territory.