Learning how to conduct respectable, ethical research is crucial skill for any aspiring usability expert. Ethics, defined by D. Resnik at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, is “norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. The foundation for clean ethical research are the principles of honesty and integrity”[1]. The UXPA Code […]
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Technologies malfunction, they break, they face errors and sometimes act unpredictability. Be My Eyes is an application that can help visually impaired users by connecting them to sighted users in real-time to assist them when technologies like screen-readers cannot.
Image from accesibilidadweb.com Usability and Accessibility had similarities and differences. However, when focusing on improving websites for those with specific needs it ultimately helps everyone. Unfortunately, most Usability Evaluations focus on the “average user” as the target use but when a user with a disability becomes the target user Usability will be improved for all.
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According to WHO, about 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. When a product is being created, the usability and accessibility for all potential users are important. However, most products are needed by not only abled people but also disabled people, that is
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There are ranges of evaluation methods that assist developers or designers to create usable and pleasant electronic products, services, or environments for the target audience, including older and disabled people. However, to build a product, service or environment for older and disabled people, the criteria of evaluation may be different because they may have specific
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Example of the BrainPort V100 in use. So, what’s the problem? The rapid development of technology has surpassed what was only fantasy 20 years ago, with technological innovation improving more rapidly than accessibility is progressing. Tech companies boast imaginative products and services, but only for those who look, act, and represent the societal “norm.”
This article is mainly focus on the examples for accessible websites. The author discussed about the text alternative and color accessibility as examples. In those cases, audiences can get to know the definition, effect, bad and good use cases of these two examples. When the internet comes, we live in a life with full convenience: We
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Introduction If you paid any attention to video game news in the past year, you will have no doubt heard volumes about the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Box controversy. In essence, the publisher of the game, Electronic Arts, utilized a micro-transaction model in the game’s multiplayer. This was widely frowned upon due to exploitative
Image credit: KnowYourMeme.com Ignorance is not bliss There’s an old saying you might have heard. It goes something like this: “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” Usually, this is said after a series of betrayals by a friend, a family member, or a loved one. But could it reach into
Attractive And Emotion Change Our Decision Fig.1 Image Parking Signs in Los Angeles VS Nikki Sylianteng’s (Siang) Introduction As Fig.1 showing, it is two examples of the parking signs. I believe that we could pick the better design one in 5 seconds from this two, this should be a super simple question. Because the
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