Inclusion in a group (20 minutes)

Goal: Explain feelings associated with being included or excluded in a group in five sentences; describe at least two coping methods against social exclusion

Discuss in small groups for 10 minutes. Reflect on your personal experiences of feeling included or excluded in a group. Try to remember how that experience made you feel and how you dealt with it. Did someone help you? Did you help someone be included in a group?

Volunteer for your group to share with rest of the class some coping methods against social exclusion your group has discussed. This should not take longer than 10 minutes, so make sure someone is keeping time.

Inclusive and accessible products (30 minutes)

Goal: Prepare a brief for an inclusive and accessible tech product

Diversity and inclusion in your team or working with stakeholders is important. However, it is also very important when building a product and making it easily usable by as wide a user community as possible.

Work in small groups. Imagine that your group will develop a new tech product. Consider the following questions:

1. How can you make sure that the product is as inclusive and accessible as possible?

2. What challenges can you experience when designing an inclusive and accessible product?

3. What essential accessibility requirements should you take into consideration?

4. What should you consider to ensure all team members feel included?

   Prepare a pitch for your product. Name a speaker for your group. They will share your pitch and explain how you will create an inclusive and accessible product. Groups will have a maximum of 2 minutes to present their pitch.

   Ask someone to be the timekeeper, so we don’t overrun our schedule.