At the UPA 2008 Conference in Baltimore, Karen Peltz Strauss, of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Telecommunications, gave of presentation on telecommunications accessibility and policy for people with hearing disabilities. She described different access options as well as US laws and regulations. Access to telecommunications and US telecommunications policy for … Continue reading
Ginny Redish is one of the internationally recognized experts in plain language, gave a seminar for members of the federal advisory committee updating US accessibility regulations (Section 508). She covered: What is plain language? How can plain language be used to improve the usability of regulations Examples of plain language … Continue reading
Whitney Quesenbery chaired a panel at at a joint ITU and G3ICT Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. The forum, The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards. The panel on “Human Interfaces; design for accessible ICTs” looked at recent evolution of accessibility features and standards, standards … Continue reading
As part of the public review of the Voluntary Voting Systems Guidelines (VVSG), the EAC held a series of public roundtable discussions and public hearings. Usability in Civic Life leaders were invited to the Usability and Accessibility Roundtable on March 27, 2008, and the Public Meeting on April 16, 2008. … Continue reading
As part of its member advocacy efforts, the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) works with various governmental, quasi-governmental, and private coalition groups to present the viewpoints of the profession and to educate those groups on the usefulness of the profession. We are happy to inform you that the latest product of … Continue reading
March 4, 2005 Comment on notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 14 CFR Part 382: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel; Proposed Rule The Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) is an international organization of practitioners in the field of usability and accessibility. Members work in industry, academic institutions and government … Continue reading
To: The Department of Transportation Comment on: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 14 CFR Part 382: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel; Proposed Rule The Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) is an international organization of practitioners in the field of usability and accessibility. Members work in industry, academic institutions … Continue reading
In an editorial, The Disability Lobby and Voting, the New York Times wondered why some groups see a conflict between having elections accessible to all and allowing for a verifiable audit trail. The UPA response stressed the value of a complete user-centered design approach in meeting all requirements and ensuring … Continue reading
