In many companies, usability and accessibility are unnecessarily treated as separate, unrelated disciplines. Not appreciating the commonalities between usability and accessibility has created redundancies in skill sets, inefficiencies in data…
…to be rather trivial, traditional, or well established (for example, “Otherwise, avoid all caps.”). But this is a picky complaint, and there is plenty of material that is challenging, fresh,…
…also addresses the question of communication tools, such as usability study proposals and reports. Heather Nam questions some conventions of moderator-participant communications in the traditional usability evaluation. She provides examples…
…address different disabilities and low incidence disabilities. Using open source building blocks that can also be freely incorporated into commercial assistive technology can also facilitate innovation in commercial AT. And…
…finalist for the European eGovernment award! For a complete description of ELMER see http://www.brreg.no/elmer/elmer2-english.pdf. –Chris Koster Managing Editor UX Magazine UX Magazine welcomes comments and letters from our readers. Please…
…the users and the organization, and saving resources. Practice using inclusive language to discuss the situation—for example, use “we” not “you.” With complex problems, consider as many options for resolution…
…and other emergency help on mobile phones. Examples of story-based, step-by-step, and comic-strip interactions are discussed as reasoned-reaction solutions using the specific example of diagnosing heart attacks. The section on…
…com os usuários e com a usabilidade desde o começo, evitando, assim a situação de “não há tempo para a usabilidade” no final do ciclo. Além das novas habilidades e…
…we will need some of the best design minds to get this done. How can you participate? Read more at www.designforcare.com and at the practitioner hub www.caredesignnetwork.com. A review of…
Like New Year’s resolutions, people’s plans don’t always materialize into actual behavior. Plans to complete Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a good example. People often enter MOOCs with strong…