Time to get used to usability
A forward looking article on accessibility and teamwork ...
"The world's ageing population makes accessible design an imperative, argues Bill Thompson.
Earlier this week Cambridge University hosted an open day where academics and some of their industrial collaborators talked about design, technology, usability and the problems that seem to emerge whenever teams of professionals from different disciplines try to work together.
It was made very clear to all of us that if we don't do something soon about making our websites, consumer goods and other technologies more accessible and straightforward to use for people across the ability spectrum then we are heading for serious trouble." continued ... (Via BBC NEWS)
"The world's ageing population makes accessible design an imperative, argues Bill Thompson.
Earlier this week Cambridge University hosted an open day where academics and some of their industrial collaborators talked about design, technology, usability and the problems that seem to emerge whenever teams of professionals from different disciplines try to work together.
It was made very clear to all of us that if we don't do something soon about making our websites, consumer goods and other technologies more accessible and straightforward to use for people across the ability spectrum then we are heading for serious trouble." continued ... (Via BBC NEWS)
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