The Christina Xu Hypothesis: Accessibility is a Critical Aspect of Product Design

Episode notes

Christina is a product manager at Slack, focused primarily on improving the accessibility of both Slack and Quip (the collaboration tool, not the toothbrush company!) for people with disabilities.Previously to working in product, Christina was an ethnographer focused on how people incorporate technology into their lives, with over a decade of experience in observing and orchestrating social interactions on the internet and in offline subcultural spaces in China and the U.S. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we cover how Christina’s team makes sure that accessibiilty needs at Slack are addressed and how we can help the industry do more for disabled users. Read the show notes to learn more: URL:

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