Fanny Demey

Mobile Engineer / Accessibility expert - Freelance

Fanny is a freelance mobile developer and an accessibility expert. She cares about people and the planet and decided 4 years ago to work exclusively on project with a positive impact. She also helps various companies to meet accessibility criteria and enjoys enhancing user experience (UX) from an accessibility perspective. In 2023, she authored a book on Jetpack Compose, and she is now recognized as a Google Developer Expert.

UX & Cognitive Accessibility: Making User Experiences Truly Simple

Before becoming a mobile developer, Marie supported newcomers to France. She quickly learned that when words fall short, visuals and intuitive interactions bridge the gap. Later, these lessons became even more relevant in mobile development, where she faced overloaded screens, complex jargon, and confusing flows. These are barriers that can make apps particularly challenging for people with cognitive disabilities. This insight led her to Fanny, an expert in mobile accessibility. Their immediate connection sparked a collaboration to turn these lessons into practical design strategies, creating cleaner interfaces with simple language and meaningful visual cues. In this talk, we’ll show you through hands-on, interactive examples how to simplify user experiences using cognitive accessibility principles. Good design isn’t just beautiful, it’s also understandable by everyone. Ready to rethink your UX?