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The Accessibility User Research Collective (the AURC), housed within Shepherd Center’s Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute, serves as a strategic research consulting partner for companies committed to creating products that work for everyone. We partner with private industry, technology developers, and people with all types of disabilities to accelerate the design and delivery of accessible, user-friendly solutions.
From user interfaces and wearables to web platforms and physical goods, we help organizations integrate real-world user feedback into their development process, ensuring products are compliant and competitive.
Why partner with the AURC?
As a full-service, people-first UX research team, our mission is simple: embed accessibility into every stage of product development and help you deliver products that work for everyone. Here’s what sets us apart:
- Actionable insights, fast: Get results you can apply immediately to make your products and services more accessible and user friendly.
- Competitive advantage: Leverage live customer insights, scaled to your needs, so you can build accessible products faster and stay ahead of the market.
- Nationwide participant network: Access to hundreds of qualified participants with all types of disabilities who match your study criteria, saving you time and ensuring accurate, real-world feedback.
- Full-service research team: We manage everything from moderated interviews, focus groups, and task analyses to surveys. Plus, we provide expert data analysis and live presentation of results to your team.
- Data security you can trust: Annual third-party privacy reviews and oversight by our Institutional Review Board (IRB) ensure the highest standards of data security.
- End-to-end project management: From participant recruitment to managing incentives, we handle every detail so you can focus on product innovation.
- Diverse research opportunities: Product testing, usability interviews, focus groups, and survey research designed to give you actionable insights on real-world experiences.
