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Pre-conference Workshops: Wednesday, March 22 & Thursday, March 23, 2017
Main Conference: Friday, March 24 - Sunday, March 26, 2017 
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Saturday, March 25 • 1:15pm - 2:00pm
How to Design a Government Website for Kids

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At first glance, the phrases “federal website” and “designed for kids” seem diametrically opposed. After all, how could one of the world’s most complicated bureaucracies ever hope to communicate with children? But that’s exactly what the Every Kid in a Park team did. In only a handful of months, a small team of designers designed and launched a coherent, compelling government website— and they did it all at a fourth-grade reading level. From testing to approvals, this talk speaks frankly about challenges faced (and solutions uncovered) throughout the creation of everykidinapark.gov.
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Emileigh Barnes

Content Designer, 18F
Emileigh Barnes is a content lead at 18F, a digital consultancy within the U.S. government. | | An advocate of plain language and the Oxford comma, Emileigh headed the content strategy for everykidinapark.gov and beta.fec.gov. She's published in academic journals, literary journals, newspapers, and magazines. She’s the author of two poetry chapbooks. | | If not at work, Emileigh’s probably watching West Wing reruns, searching... Read More →

Saturday March 25, 2017 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Regency E/F
  Human-Centered Design