Usability In The News

Usability Quote of the Day

February 6, 2012

The prevailing computer-human interaction (CHI) model of interface design has been partly responsible for the current state of the desktop computer. The breakthrough on which the field emerged was the admission of psychological principles. The resulting graphical user interface has been the focus of the field of computer-human interaction for nearly 20 years. This interface is a virtual control panel whose design has remained quite technology-centered. -- Malcolm McCullough, Digital Ground, 2004 (via interaction-design.org)

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Web Accessibility: @Media 2005: Simple facts about accessibility by Joe Clark

A well described list of variables associated with accessibility ...

"Joe Clark is a recognised expert in web accessibility circles. The acclaimed author of the best-selling manual for accessibility, titled "Building Accessible Websites". He is a very accomplished and natural speaker, and throughout his talk he managed to demonstrate his masterful handling of some of the more colourful of UK expressions.

The true nature of accessibility is that nothing is cut and dry. It relies on human decision. Even experts will disagree with some things, so examples of duelling experts is common." continued ... (Via isolani)

W3C Accessibility - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics