Intended Audience: General
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Thinking Like an Engineer: Selecting and Working with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Using low-code/no-code tools successfully requires knowing how to pick the right tool and knowing the kind of challenges that merit calling in a technical team for consultation and advice.
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the available low-code/no-code tools will help you pick the right tool for the job and balance their sometimes significant weaknesses with their tremendously valuable strengths.
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ReOps Tools
This is a community-based project focused on creating and maintaining a resource for researchers and research operations specialists that will empower people to find out not only what tools are being used, but also in which industry, by what size of teams, and where in the world.
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Obtaining Consent for User Research
Better designs should never come at the cost of another person’s wellbeing. Informed consent is a fundamental part of an ethical research program, which respects participants and protects them from harm.
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Design Resource Tools
Use these activities, tools, and how-tos as a starting point — we hope you’ll hack them for whatever challenge you’re working on.
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UX Research Cheat Sheet
A list of user research methods and activities that can help decide which to use and when.
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Accessible Technology Procurement Toolkit
A guide on how to procure for accessible technology.
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Demystifying Inclusive Design: How to Design More Equitable and Accessible Products
Inclusive design means making design choices that take into account personal identifiers like ability, race, economic status, language, age, and gender. This resource walks folks through an introduction to inclusive design, focusing on accessibility and equity.
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Medicaid Screener
Unofficial calculator allowing users to see if they may be eligible for Medicaid, CHIP, or savings on health insurance. The calculator can be embedded on other websites.
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Project Snapshot: Policy Rules Database
The Policy Rules Database (PRD), developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the National Center for Children in Poverty, consolidates complex rules for major U.S. federal and state benefit programs and tax policies into a standardized, easy-to-use format. This database allows researchers to model public assistance impacts, simulate policy changes, and analyze benefits cliffs across various household scenarios using common rules and language across different programming platforms.
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Project Snapshot: Mes Aides
beta.gouv.fr, a French government incubator, developed Mes Aides, an online benefits simulator launched in 2014 to help residents assess their eligibility for various social programs, addressing the issue of unclaimed benefits. The tool, built with open-source technology, enabled users to quickly estimate their potential benefits but was later integrated into a broader platform in 2020 following internal government disputes over authority.
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The Time is Now
This brief video outlines remote identity verification challenges and argues for updated systems.