# FINN wins Universal Design Award

DevFeed: [FINN wins Universal Design Award](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/finn-wins-universal-design-award-32021.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tech.finn.no2017/10/30/finn-wins-universal-design-award/>)

Author: Lotte Johansen

Published: 2017-10-30T11:19:07Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Finn.no](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/finn-no.md>)

Topics: [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [icons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/icons.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [interaction-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interaction-design.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [screen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screen.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

FINN.no received the DOGA Innovation Award for Universal Design in the Interaction Design and Digital Solutions category. The article describes the accessibility work behind its web solution and mobile app, including user testing, intuitive design, and adaptations for screen readers.

## Source excerpt

Family and Equality Minister Solveig Horne handed out the award to FINN employees from the Accessibility Team, Product, Innovation and Technology. From left: Maiken Solberg Olsen, Solveig Horne, Lotte Johansen, Tor-Martin Storsletten, Karina Birkeland Lome, Ingrid Vestby Fredriksen, David Håsäther, Nicolai Høge and John Arne Bjerknes (Jury leader). By removing obstacles and involving users, FINN.no has created a service that allows everyone to participate in important social functions. On October 17th we received the DOGA Innovation Award for Universal Design in the Interaction Design and Digital Solutions category. Developers and designers run the grassroots work with accessibility at FINN.no. It started in 2014 when a new accessibility legislation was introduced in Norway. Since then the grassroots group has worked to make accessibility known to everyone who develops FINN.no. Sometimes the work gets hard, and it is extra encouraging to receive such an award. It helps us to show how important it is that we make our services available to everyone. FINN.no has received the award for its web solution and corresponding mobile app. House and Work for Everyone It is a major responsibility being the country's largest digital marketplace. If you do not have access to, for example, the job or real estate market on FINN.no, your opportunities are limited to participate in the community. FINN.no is used by virtually everyone in Norway. Therefore, it is important that people can find a house to live in, a job to go to, trips, or other items they may need, regardless of any disabilities. Through user tests we have learned that where people with disabilities are struggling, others also tend to struggle. By removing obstacles, the solutions become better for everyone. Images and icons are widely used in our online solution. Designs and texts are made to be as intuitive as possible, among other things by using self-completing text. The FINN.no app is adapted for use by screen read