Affiliations

Our affiliations are an important way for us to learn, and we hope we add value to those we work with. 

Royal National Institute for the Blind: Accessibility

RNIB is one of the UK's biggest and most diverse charities. They provide over 60 different services for over 2 million people with serious sight problems throughout the country. The Internet is one of the most significant communication developments since the invention of braille. For the first time ever, many blind and partially sighted people have access to the same wealth of information as sighted people and on the same terms.

"The RNIB and The Usability Company recognises the importance of both usability and accessibility, and we are exploring ways of working together in this regard". Fiona Blakemore, RNIB Head of Corporational Publishing

Usability Professionals Association (UPA)

Marty Carroll, the head of TUC's Usability Team, was formerly President, Catriona Campbell, TUC's Chairman, was formerly a board member, and now a member. 

Recognizing the need for a practical-oriented organisation dedicated to enhancing the skills and professional success of usability practitioners, Janice James created the Usability Professionals' Association in 1991. The original membership of 50 has grown today to over 1,600 members.

British Human Computer Interaction Group (BHCI)

Catriona Campbell is currently on the Executive Committee of the BHCI.

The British HCI Group is the longest-established and largest national group in Europe devoted to HCI. The British HCI Group was set up in 1984 as a specialist group of the British Computer Society, to provide an umbrella organisation for all those working on the requirements analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of technology for human use. 

Aims

• To break down barriers and promote communication between people who use computers, people who implement them, and people who investigate HCI issues.
   
• To work with professional societies to promote practitioners and educational standards of HCI within information technology industries. 

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