Interaction, Usability and Accessibility

Interactivity, User Interface and Accessibility

• Interaction design
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Interaction Design Pattern Library
  By Welie.com. More than 120 patterns for web designers. All patterns include examples, explanations and even links to literature and code. Categories: User needs, Application needs, Context of design.
• Yahoo! Design Pattern Library
  By Yahoo! Developer Network. User needs to: Search, Navigation, Browsing, Selection, Rich Interaction, Social. All Design Patterns.
• Design Methodology Wiki
  Design Methodology Project, User-Centered Design Methods poster (PDF). Method Framework: Product, Project, Present, Participant. Process & Design Methods: Programming, Research, Analysis, Development, Verification.
  By Human Centered Interaction Design Laboratory (HCIDL), South Korea.
• Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) at the University of Maryland
  Head member of HCIL: Ben Shneiderman, author of various books.
• Common Ground: A Pattern Language for Human-Computer Interface Design
  By Jenifer Tidwell, 1999.
• W3C User Interface Domain
  The W3C User Interface Domain seeks to improve technology in all user/computer communications on the Web. Activities: HTML, Style Sheets, Document Object Model (DOM), Synchronized Multimedia, Math, Graphics, Voice Browser, Internationalization, Mobile Access, Amaya Project - Open Source Code web client.
• Interaction-Design.org
  A site about HCI, Usability, UI Design, User Experience, Information Architecture and more. Encyclopedia, References.
• Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
  Founded in 2003, the Interaction Design Association is a member-supported organization committed to serving the needs of the international interaction design community.
• AskTog - Interaction Design Section
  By Bruce Tognazzini. Interaction Design Solutions for the Real World.
  First Principles of Interaction Design, Maximizing Human Performance, Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design, by Jakob Nielsen, A few recommended books.
• Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI)
  of the ACM - Association for Computing Machinery
• Interface Hall of Shame
  The Interface Hall of Shame is an irreverent collection of examples of common interface design mistakes. Our hope is that by highlighting these problems, we can help software developers avoid them in their own applications. By Isys Information Architects.
• The HCI Bibliography
  A free-access online bibliographic database on Human-Computer Interaction.
  Bibliographic information, Research aids, Cooperative research, Information sharing and retrieval, Hypertext.
  Director: . The HCI Bibliography Project was supported in part by the Department of Computer and Information Science of The Ohio State University. Also support from ACM SIGCHI.
• GVU: The Graphics, Visualization & Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
• ACM Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems
  Archive at ACM Portal - The ACM Digital Library.
• E. Buie's Webspace - Usability Section
  Covers computer system usability and human-computer interaction (HCI). Elizabeth Buie is a usability engineer.
• Functioning Form - Interface Design Blog (Weblog)
  Archives - Tag: Interaction design.
• Oracle Browser Look and Feel (BLAF) Guidelines
  The BLAF Guidelines, 2004, are a set of Oracle specifications regarding common UI components, templates, flows, and general heuristics. These specifications should be used to develop html-based Oracle products to provide a consistent user experience regarding look and feel of applications, flow of applications, layout of pages, and interaction of components. Using the guidelines to design your application will also ensure a consistent suite of applications and tight product intergration.
  BLAF Guideline Specifications: HTML UI Guidelines, Features and Principles, Components, Page and Object Templates, Page and Navigation Flows, UI Patterns and Models, BLAF Icon Repository, BLAF Glossary.
• Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines
  By Sun Java.
  
  • Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines, Volume I, Version 2.0 February 2001
  • Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines, Volume II: Advanced Topics, 2001
• Human-Computer Interaction Resources on the Net
  By Mikael Ericsson, 2003, Link�pings universitet, Sweden. Department of Computer and Information Science, Division for Human-Centered Systems (HCS), Interaction and Service Design Research Group (IxS) group.
• HITLab Knowledge Base
  Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITL), University of Washington, EUA.
  In Spring, 1999, The Knowledge Base Project completed its work. The publications and pages remain online for the benefit of the virtual reality community. However, the information is not current. The mission of the HITL Knowledge Base project was to develop resources valuable to both commercial and research centers.

Information Architecture

The IA Institute define information architecture as the art and science of organizing and labeling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability.

• Information Architecture Institute
  AIfIA.
• Information architecture
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Findability.org
  By Peter Morville, world expert in information architecture, user experience, and findability. Publications: author of "Ambient Findability" and "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" (with Louis Rosenfeld) books, Semantics column, many articles, interviews, and other resources.
  Search Patterns web snapshots: search examples, patterns, and anti-patterns.
• Louis Rosenfeld
  Information Architecture and User Experience.
• Experience design and information architecture resources
  By Jesse James Garrett - jjg.net. The Elements of User Experience, The Nine Pillars of Successful Web Teams, A Visual Vocabulary for Information Architecture, Adaptive Path, articles.
• Axure Software Solutions
  Axure RP Pro: Wireframes, prototypes, specifications.
• Visio Wireframe Stencil
  25 February 2006.

Usability

• useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's Website
  "Usable Information Technology": Usability and Web Design.
  Jakob Nielsen, PhD, is the guru of Web usability.
  Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability, bi-weekly column by Dr. Jakob Nielsen.
• Usability
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Usable Web: Guide to Web usability resources
• Usabilidade.com
  Site in Portuguese promoting usability subjects. Maintained by João Pedro Martins, Portugal.
• UsabilityNet: usability resources for practitioners and managers
  Professional groups, Tools & methods, Usability practitioner, Usability for managers.
  International standards for HCI and usability.
• Usability First: Usability in Website and Software Design
  Usability First provides information and resources for key issues related to usability in website and software design. We believe that helping people do their work in an effective and enjoyable way should be the top priority in design because if a product is not usable, people will not use it.
• 9 Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design
  By Dmitry Fadeyev, 2009-02-18, Smashing Magazine blog, How-To section.
• UPA - Usability Professionals' Association
  UPA: promoting usability concepts and techniques worldwide. Usability resources: about usability, usability in the real world, guidelines and methods, reading list, usability web sites and organizations.
• World Usability Day (WUD)
• Usability.gov, USA
  Your guide for developing usable and useful Web sites. Step-by-Step Usability Guide: Plan, Analyze, Design, Test & Refine. Usability Topics: Usability & Government, Usability Basics, Research-Based Guidelines, Templates & Examples, Usability Methods.
• Userfocus: Usability UK
  Hot Topics (articles), Resources.
• About Usability
  What is usability, ISO standards in usability and user-centred design, Methods, Benefits, Usability Quiz, Ask the experts, Links to resources.
  By Usability Partners, an independent usability consultancy.
• Usability Views
  11,002 articles about usability, accessibility, IA, HCI and web design.
• Making Rich Web Application Architecture Usable
  Article by Viswanath Gondi, September 27th 2003, SitePoint.

Ergonomy

• ISO 9241 - Ergonomics of human-system interaction
  The revised multipart standard is numbered in series. 100 series: Software ergonomics.
  • ISO/TR 9241-100:2010 - Part 100: Introduction to standards related to software ergonomics
  • Part 110: Dialogue principles
  • Part 151: Guidance on World Wide Web user interfaces
  • Part 171: Guidance on software accessibility
  Previous version - Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs).
  • Part 11: Guidance on usability
    ISO 9241-11: Guidance on usability (PDF), First edition, 1998-03-15.
• ErgoWeb: The Trusted Source for Ergonomics
• CUergo: Cornell University Ergonomics Web
  Cornell Mouse Report (PDF Download).
• Typing Injury FAQ

Accessibility

• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
  W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group. Introducing Accessibility, Guidelines & Techniques, Managing Accessibility, Evaluating Accessibility, WAI Groups.
  
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, W3C Recommendation, 11 December 2008.
  • Understanding WCAG 2 .0, A guide to understanding and implementing WCAG 2.0, W3C Working Group Note, 3 January 2012.
  • Techniques for WCAG 2 .0, Techniques and Failures for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, W3C Working Group Note, 3 January 2012.
  • W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Conformance Logos.
  • W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0, W3C Recommendation, 05-May-1999. Editors: Wendy Chisholm, W3C; Gregg Vanderheiden, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ian Jacobs, W3C.
  • Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, W3C Note, 6 November 2000 (also as WAI WebContent Techs). Divided in: Core Techniques for WCAG 1.0, HTML Techniques for WCAG 1.0, CSS Techniques for WCAG 1.0.
  • W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Conformance Logos.
• WCAG Samurai
  The WCAG Samurai was a group of developers, led by Joe Clark, that publishes corrections for, and extensions to, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
  WCAG Samurai was a year in the making and was introduced to the public in the article "To Hell with WCAG 2" published by A List Apart on 2006-05-22.
• U.S. Section 508 - Accessibility
  Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, U.S. Congress (29 U.S.C. '794d).
  In 1998, U.S. Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. The law applies to all U.S. Federal agencies when they develop, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. The Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines are useful as accessibility reference for develop any web site.
  Section 508 Standards.
• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
  Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards. Technical assistance to ensure successful implementation.
  By U.S. Access Board - A Federal agency committed to accessible design for people with disabilities.
  
  • Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (December 2000) - Formats: HTML, Text, PDF, Text-to-Speech, Brailler - Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese.
  • Guide to the Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology - Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications (1194.22).
• Unified Web Site Accessibility Guidelines
  Page Author Guidelines - Version 8; January 20, 1998. Compiled by: Gregg C. Vanderheiden Ph.D., Wendy A. Chisholm, M.S., Trace R and D Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison. For the Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines Working Group.
• Cynthia Says™ Portal
  Accessibility evaluator for websites. The HiSoftware Cynthia Says is a web content accessibility validation solution, it is designed to identify errors in your content related to Section 508 standards and/or the WCAG guidelines.
• IBM Rational Web site security and compliance
  WebXACT is a free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues. Formerly Watchfire WebXACT, which in turn came from BOBBY.
• Da Silva [In Portuguese]
  Accessibility evaluator for websites.
• Access Matters
  Seeking Best Accessibility Practices. Best Practices, Test Cases, Quizzes.
• Accessible Site Design Guide
  By Viewable with Any Browser Campaign.
• Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users With Disabilities (148 pp.)
  75 Best Practices and Design Guidelines for Websites and Intranets Based on Usability Studies with People Using Assistive Technology. By Kara Pernice and Jakob Nielsen, October 2001. Nielsen Norman Group Report, PDF format (7 MB, free download). Audio files samples referenced, for download (ZIP, via FTP).
• Microsoft Accessibility: Technology for everyone
  Microsoft Accessibility Step by Step Tutorials.
• Mozilla Accessibility
• Adobe and Accessibility
  Adobe Accessibility Resource Center.