If you are came to my talk on accessibility, thank you! Here are the sources I used in my talk, some further reading, and a collection of resources I hope you will find useful.
Research
Dutch study on driving while tired that found 20% of accidents are caused by fatigue
American study on sleep deprivation that equates it to being drunk
The effects of affective interventions in human–computer interaction
This computer responds to user frustration: Theory, design, and results
Sources of information and quotes
6 takeaways from #DiverseMinds (I quoted from some of the people in this article)
Meet the invisible minority: Why my autism and neurodiversity are gifts to the industry (by Wayne Deakin, whom I quoted)
Medium article on “cut curb effect”
UX and website design articles
These didn’t come up in my talk but I did use them in my research, and I think a lot of you will find them useful
You can do a quick check accessibility features using this tool
Accessibility cheatsheet – some of this is old but it’s a very useful reminder
How Bad UX Makes Users Blame Themselves
How to Write a Perfect Error Message
Error Messages: Common Mistakes, Best Practices, and Lots of Examples
Some lovely sites
https://usabilitygeek.com – Roxanne Abercrombie, who inspired some of the talk, writes for this site
https://accssible.com – Bradley Taught’s site
http://adickens.co.uk/ – Amy Dickens’ website
Shopping
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez – this is where I got the women’s toilet fact from. Get the book from your local independent bookshop!
Buy the “everything is fine” pad
Sparkle and Dot – where I got my anxiety reminder bracelet
With thanks to
Joe Coleman of getcoleman.com
Nikki Gannon, who will probably want me to add a link to Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
Sarah Longes of Mirador Design
Emily Curtis, training manager at The Dressing Room, a cafe that trains people with learning difficulties
Sophie Curtis
Jim Turner
Hayley Cox
Taylor Jacobson, Nausheen Eusuf, Robert Miles and my other partners at www.focusmate.com
Sparkle Class 
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