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These are some links we think you will find useful.
Organisations
The UK Usability Professionals Association: www.ukupa.org.uk
This association is the accredited UK arm of the US UPA. The CEO of The Usability Company and Head of Usability Practice are both members of the UK Board. The UPA has aims which encompass the spread of best usability practice across the industry.
US Usability Professionals Association: www.upassoc.org
The Usability Professionals Association in the United States.
Usability.org: www.usability.org
a good source of independent information on the subject of usability testing for web sites.
ACM SGI on Computer-Human Interaction: www.acm.org/sigchi/hci-sites
The Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas amongst people working in the design, evaluation, implementation, and study of interactive computing systems.
British HCI Group: www.bcs-hci.org.uk
The British HCI Group are the longest established and largest national group in Europe devoted to HCI.
Bobby: www.cast.org/bobby
Bobby is a web-based tool that analyses web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities. It is provided by the Centre for Applied Special Technology - a non-profit organisation that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people including those with disabilities.
Human-Computer Interaction Resource Network: www.hcirn.com
Founded in 1997, the HCIRN aims to provide HCI professionals with relevant, accurate and timely information on HCI theories, methods, practices and resources.
Internet Technology Group: www.internettg.org
The ITG is a community for organisations who share a common interest in Internet technologies and related behavioural phenomena.
STC Usability SGI: stc.org/pics/usability
The Society for Technical Communication Usability Special Interest Group, focuses on issues related to the usability and usability assessment of technical communication, providing a forum in which STG members can share information.
UPA: www.upassoc.org
The Usability Professional's Association was founded in 1991 in order to promote usability concepts and techniques worldwide.
W3C: www.w3.org
The World Wide Web Consortium develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
Sites
UKonline: www.ukonline.gov.uk
The government site offering links to sites providing accessibility guidelines.
Ask Tog: www.asktog.com
Bruce Tognazzini's (a consultant at NNGroup) site contains articles and issues related to effective human interface design. He also provides a comprehensive list of links to recommended external articles and sites.
Infodesign: www.bogieland.com/infodesign
A frequently updated portal for information design resources on the web. This site contains interviews, newsflashes, industry and journal articles, plus many other interesting and relevant resources.
Interaction Architect: www.interactionarchitect.com
This site is a good resource for designing usable and useful interactive systems. Users can be alerted of site updates (which unfortunately are not on a regular basis) through email.
Usable Web: www.usableweb.com
Compiled by Keith Instone, this site is a useful collection of links about human factors, user interface and usable design issues surrounding the Web.
The Usability Methods Toolbox: www.best.com/~jthom/usability
Information on the many methods and techniques used in usability evaluation.
Use It: www.useit.com
Jacob Nielson's (the self-confessed web site usability guru) site - the alert box provides a bi-weekly column on web usability.
UIDesign.net: www.uidesign.net
This site provides regular news, magazine editorial, and white papers for interaction designers. Frequently updated, articles can also be delivered through a free email subscription service.
Web Sites That Suck: www.websitesthatsuck.com
Look at bad Web design to learn good Web design.
Webword: www.webword.com
A useful daily review of articles, reports, interviews and issues related to usability and human factors. The content is also available in a free email newsletter.
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