- 6 Surprising Bad Practices That Hurt Dyslexic Users Web accessibility doesn’t only extend to color blind users, but dyslexic users too. For example, justified text and double spaces after a period create rivers of space down the length of a page.
- Body of Knowledge Glossary of Terms provided by The Usability Body of Knowledge© User Experience Professionals' Association (UXPA). The Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) has initiated a long-term project to collate a comprehensive Body of Knowledge (BoK) for the usability profession, which will provide an authoritative source of reference and define the scope of the profession.
- Glossary of Usability Terms provided by Usability First [UK]
- Disabilities and The White House
- Disability References Removed From White House Website by Shaun Heasley | January 23, 2017, Disability Scoop
- Disabilities | whitehouse.gov – Obama White House Archives
- HCI Bibliography: Human-Computer Interaction Resources Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
- Anthropometric Methods: Designing to Fit the Human Body (Monographs in Human Factors and Ergonomics) by John A. Jr. Roebuck
- The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design, by Alvin R. Tilley, Henry Dreyfuss Associates
- ANSI/HFES 100-2007, Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Bibliography: HCI Webliography Links: Accessibility Resources
- How Blind People "See" the Internet
- How the Web is Improving the Lives of Disabled Computer Users
- IBM Accessibility Research
- Institute of Neural Engineering Graz Brain-Computer Interface Lab an internationally renowned research institution with a research focus on brain-computer communication and dynamics of brain oscillations. We have extensive expertise in EEG recording, offline and online signal processing of brain signals and other biosignals, feature extraction, machine learning methods applied to brain patterns, and neurofeedback systems. [Austria]
- Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g), Evidence-Based User Experience Research, Training, and Consulting
- Online FAA Human Factors Training Anyone may go through the training. Only FAA employees get to take the final exam for a certificate of completion.
- Scientific Workplace of the Future (SWOF) Bright, flexible research environments characterizes The Francis Crick Institute in London.
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Tutorial from the National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities, University of Northern Colorado.
- the National Center on Universal Design for Learning information for advocacy, implementation, and community.
- NCLID Research Brief
Perspectives of Effective Teachers of Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities from the National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities (NCLID), University of Colorado. - Section 508 Accessibility Testing for Websites and Software
- Revised 508 Standards Transition Guide as of January 18, 2018
- Revised 508 Standards Roadmap
- Trace Research &anp; Development Center. The Trace Research & Development Center (formerly at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) is now a part of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland in College Park as of August 2016. The Trace Center is currently working on ways to make standard information technologies and telecommunications systems more accessible and usable by people with disabilities.
- Universal Design / Disability Access – for Advanced Computational Infrastructure is a program at the Trace Research & Development Center that is part of the National Computational Science Alliance (NCSA) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Alliance is involved in the development of supercomputing systems and applications (including future Internet applications) and it is Trace's role to help ensure that they are built in a manner that makes them more accessible for people with disabilities.
- Universal 101: Introduction to Usability by Jakob Nielsen on January 4, 2012
- Universal Design Education at the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, University at Buffalo. The site is designed for use by students (of any age and stage), faculty members, and user/experts. The site supports professional design education as well as professional development/continuing education and kindergarten through grade 12 education (this is the U.S. designation – we welcome design-related materials for younger students from everywhere in the world).
- Universal Usability Guide by Susan Horten, 2005. The Universal Usability site houses an unabridged, online version of Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers, by Sarah Horton, published in 2005 by New Riders Press. You’ll find the complete text and illustrations from the printed book here under Access by Design Online.
- Usability.gov is the leading resource for user experience (UX) best practices and guidelines, serving practitioners and students in the government and private sectors. The site provides overviews of the user-centered design process and various UX disciplines. It also covers the related information on methodology and tools for making digital content more usable and useful.
- Accessibility Basics explains the What and Why of accessibility, lists best practices, and provides a list of references and resources. You can download a PDF of the "Research-Based Web Design & Usability (21 MB .pdf) issued by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Updated
- The book is also available from Amazon.com at Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines Paperback published August 15, 2006. New
- STC Usability & User Experience SIG articles on "Accessibility, Ergonomics, and Special Audiences" at STC UUX Topics in Usability [Website has not been reachable since 22 April 2016—being redesigned. This is an archived version from the Wayback Machine.]
- Seniors as Web Users from the Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) by JAKOB NIELSEN on May 28, 2013.
- International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS) The International Journal of Human-Computer Studies publishes original research over the whole spectrum of work relevant to the theory and practice of innovative interactive systems.
Tag: ergonomics
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Applied Ergonomics Conference and Virtual Community
- The cranky user: Ergonomics, Part 1: The science of not hurting the user information provided by IBM. By Peter Seebach. [From the developerWorks archives – Date archived: May 15, 2019 | First published: May 04, 2005.This content is no longer being updated or maintained. The full article is provided as is in a PDF file. Given the rapid evolution of technology, some content, steps, or illustrations may have changed. Part 2: Ergonomic devices was not archived.]
- Ergonomics, from the Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS). Articles about Equipment, Back Health, Exercises and Stretches, Chairs, Prevention, Program Policy, Evaluations, and Training.
- Loughborough Design School has several research groups: Design Ergonomics Research Group, Design Practice Research Group, Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre, Human Factors and Complex Systems, Sustainable Design Research Group, Transport Safety Research Centre, User Centred Design Research Group [United Kingdom]
- "Ergonomics of human-system interaction – Part 171: Guidance on software accessibility" provides ergonomics guidance and specifications for the design of accessible software for use at work, in the home, in education and in public places.
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) Information Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is one of a group of muscle diseases known as the inflammatory myopathies, which are characterized by chronic, progressive muscle inflammation accompanied by muscle weakness. [from The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)]
- Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) is an international organization based out of the United Kingdom whose goal is to provide public awareness of ergonomic and its applications. It maintains professional standards, maintains a register of ergonomics consultancies, provides educational material through its website, hosts annual meetings.
- Musculoskeletal Disorders Diagnosis from the Merck Manuals Home Health Handbook, an online medical library.
- Musculoskeletal Disorders from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). [UK]
- Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors, a Critical Review of Epidemiologic Evidence for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck, Upper Extremity, and Low Back contributed to by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Cincinnati, OH.
- Typing and texting positions can cause skeletal disorders. Watch these YouTube videos for good physical therapy exercises that will correct those problems. New
How To Fix Forward Head Posture – 3 Easy Exercises
5 Exercises To Fix Rounded Shoulders Posture (Long Term Fix)
How You Can Get Rid of Neck Hump With a SOCK. Dowager's Hump.
- CDC The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- CDC: NIOSH: Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Office Ergonomics Research Committee, "a non-profit committee of companies dedicated to the advancement of research in office ergonomics"
- Safety and Health Topics: Ergonomics provided by U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- STC Usability SIG articles on "Accessibility, Ergonomics, and Special Audiences" at Topics in Usability collated by the STC Usability and User Experience SIG (UUX SIG)
- Ergonomics and Personal Safety topics provided by the STC Usability SIG.