Research on the effects of children’s long-term computer use is extremely limited; there remain key research questions that need to be answered.
Yves Béhar is the designer behind the One Laptop per Child Personal Computer (OLPC). He is interviewed by User Experience guest editor Cynthia Kamishlian.
Expert designers sensitive to established usability guidelines should be capable of designing software that is suitable for both ADHD and non-ADHD children.
Adults and children work together as part of Kidsteam to design new technologies for children using a low-tech prototyping experience.
Research with adolescent World of Warcraft players indicated design strategies that will help make Massive Multiplayer Online Game more accessible for individuals of all ages.
Indian women in IT make use of social networks in a manner similar to their counterparts elsewhere, however with some differences.
无处不在的技术已经接管了人类通信的方方面面。世界已经从很少有家庭拥有黑白电视机、大型收音机或简单的食指拨号固定电话，发展到几乎家家都拥有拇指即可拨号的手机、支持高速网络摄像头的家用个人电脑、笔记本电脑、掌上电脑、iPod、网络电视和其他类型的小物件。あらゆる場所で広がっていくテクノロジーはヒューマンコミュニケーションの全ての側面を支配している。世界は、白黒テレビ、巨大なラジオ、人差し指でダイヤルを回して掛ける有線電話のある世帯が珍しかった時代から、親指で操作する携帯電話、ウェブカム付きのハイスピードなホームPC、ノートパソコン、小型パソコン、iPod、ウェブテレビ、またはその他の目新しい小型機器がない世帯が珍しい時代へと変容を遂げた
Integrating usability and accessibility, which share a common goal, will enhance both practices and result in better user experiences. 将可用性和可访问性专业人员划分为两个阵营的做法让这两种职业都深受其害，而且完全没有必要。
可用性专业人员在解决可用性问题时常会忽略一般人群之外的用户类别。ユーザビリティおよびアクセシビリティの専門家は不必要にもそれぞれを分けて考え過ぎ、両方のエリアで不利益を生じさせてきた。ユーザビリティの専門家は、ユーザビリティに関する問題に取り組む際、しばしば通常の母集団の外にあるユーザカテゴリーは無視する傾向にある。
Usability professionals should make a point of recruiting people with disabilities, including cognitive disabilities, for focus groups and for user test panels.
A digitizing project highlighted additional accessibility challenges for many in Africa: a lack of the basic infrastructure that the Global North takes for granted.
This article explores the possibility that similar guidelines for designing and writing clearly and simply can make reading easier for many groups and many situations.