Usability Quote of the Day

February 9, 2012

Most people who encounter computer-based automation at work do not choose the software with which they work, and have comparatively little control over when and how they do what they do. For them, the use of computers can be an oppressive experience, rather than a liberating one. -- Sarah Kuhn, Bringing Design to Software, edited by Terry Winograd, 1996    (via interaction-design.org)

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Weaving Usability and Cultures: Benefits of an accessible website - part 2: The business case

More on the business case for making a website accessible ...

"The DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) states that service providers must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded as a service and therefore falls under this law, and as such must be made accessible to everyone.

Some organisations are making accessibility improvements to their websites, but many are seemingly not making the accessibility adjustments. Disabled people don’t access their website, they say, so why should they care?

There are, however, two very good reasons as to why businesses should start taking these issues seriously:

- An accessible website will make you more money
- An accessible website will save you money"   continued ...   (Via uiGarden)

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

Web Accessibility.

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