<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-09</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/accessibility-recources-masterpost</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-09</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/how-much-effort-is-an-accessibility-audit</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-30</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/designing-for-the-minimal-common-denominator-real-accessibility-in-ux</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-29</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/hope-tech-is-on-forbes-30</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-20</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/c2552507-ca58-4d13-b635-2c5e3c621461/Forbes+under+30+Europe_Hope+Tech</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - Hope Tech is on Forbes 30 - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brian Mwenda and Laura Wissiak posing for a photo which is framed with “Forbes under 30 Europe 2025”. Brian has a Sixth Sense wearable on his shoulders and Laura has one hand up showing an international sign language ILY.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/neurodiversity-and-ux-design</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-08</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/invisible-stigma-in-ux-research</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/682e4787-e01d-47b6-ae55-9c2acc3c19f8/john+cena+gif.gif</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - Invisible Stigma and Its Influence on UX Research with Persons with Disabilities - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>Just like John Cena, you can’t see invisible stigma.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/building-for-everyone</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/sign-language-in-k-pop</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/b7a9da2a-a7f6-43cb-adeb-bc0c7e02fe62/ASL+world+map.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - Sign Language in K-Pop - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>Euro-centric world map, highlighting countries that use ASL or a dialect of it as one of their national sign languages shown in red, or countries where ASL is in significant use alongside other sign languages in peach pink. Copyright: Kwamikagami at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/but-what-about-internal-software</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/why-i-wanted-to-learn-coding-as-a-ux-designer</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/why-fulfilling-the-wcag-is-not-enough</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/define-project</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/4ae5323e-db4f-430a-8087-daede908b8d9/Video+of+Julia+holding+the+MetaBraille.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - DIY Braille Keyboards: The Define Project - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>Julia is holding a black version of the Meta Braille keyboard.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/ee57239b-99c4-4bff-8ca2-68b4c4104ed4/MetaBraille+Plans.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - DIY Braille Keyboards: The Define Project - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>3 plans for the keyboard construction lie on the table. Each one is labeled with English and Braille. In the top right corner is a keyboard shell, battery pack and key-parts. Unfortunately, I lack the technical expertise to explain in detail what exactly we are looking at here. If you have a closer understanding of the matter, please do explain it to me!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/1ff508b5-2960-493d-8d0b-e3e610d86c1d/keyboard+motherboard.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - DIY Braille Keyboards: The Define Project - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>A green circuit board with an ESP32S3 processor on it. This processor is what translates the braille to latin alphabet before transmitting it to the device the keyboard is paired with.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/acc96e90-2b66-47c8-b16f-a8c605f3ff1d/trying+out+the+MetaBraille</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - DIY Braille Keyboards: The Define Project - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trying out the MetaBraille with some help from the braille tables on the desk. It takes a bit of time to get used to, but it’s surprisingly fast!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/deaf-blindness</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/how-do-people-learn-to-use-a-white-cane</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/blind-visually-impaired-or-low-sighted</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/72e4caa0-c2b3-42d0-9efc-4669a7bcbe0e/Snellen_chart.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - blind, visually impaired, or low sighted? - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>Snellen Chart By Jeff Dahl - Own work by uploader, Based on the public domain document: [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4262200</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/why-blind-people-in-vienna-hate-trash-cans</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/aa837f14-5b73-494a-a1fa-868ed01d57af/trash+bin+at+a+bus+stop+in+Vienna.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Research Blog - Why blind people in Vienna hate trashcans - Mach es besonders</image:title>
      <image:caption>A grey and orange trash bin mounted on a blue bus stop sign in Vienna. In the background, white hibiscus flowers are blooming in front of one of the historical facades in Vienna’s first district.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/vulnerable-customers</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2023-10-27</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/on-the-quest-for-feedback</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/Sixth+Sense</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/story+time</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/NeuroInclusion</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/Hope+Tech</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/accessibility</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/resources</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/My+opinion</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/UX+Design</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/Neurodiversity</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/user+research</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/European+Accessibility+Act</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/user+intetviews</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/WCAG</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/blog/tag/local+trash+review</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/events</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-10</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/events/pzdkgthiaz8gfkhkyy53ggl0kse9m4</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-03</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/events/event-one-eshtg</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-03</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/events/event-four-ctddd</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-02</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/events/event-three-h4cak</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-03</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/events/event-two-md4ja</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-02</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/home</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-10</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/links</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.laura-wissiak.com/speaker</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-02</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/f0d5840f-1ed9-4e2a-ad32-0cd564c8fbbe/International+Women%27s+Day+Event</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/4b157dd0-7e90-4012-9323-131ca6a95858/ArtWork-Userbrain.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/3d9d7998-43dd-4472-81d6-36dafd3e1e95/SaveTheDate+for+World+Usability+Day</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/1c6a19f2-096f-41d8-8dd6-286c841931a6/UX+Con+Workshop+impressions</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618b8a0b00c01d052046f21d/2becca4a-6a60-462f-b55d-c236eb7e6848/Laura+at+Senses+Hub+Nairobi</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
</urlset>

