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Hacknight #232 – Designing Against Domestic Violence with Julie McClement

Date: Mar 10, 2020

Topic: Designing Against Domestic Violence

As technology continues to become more and more embedded in our lives, technology-facilitated domestic abuse has grown as a problem. Abusers use technology to exploit and control their victims, meaning that technologists have a responsibility to ensure that users of our products are empowered to protect their safety. This talk will provide the audience with a framework for considering safety in the process of design and building technology.

Speakers:

  • Julie McClement – Julie McClement works as a UX Researcher at Kira Systems. She has experience in conducting research for nonprofits, including the Ontario Coalitions of Rape Crisis Centres.

Venue: Toronto Media Arts Centre

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