Innovation in interface design supported by the use of accessibility and

usability standards

Gill Whitney

Design for All Research Group

Middlesex University G.Whitney@mdx.ac.uk

Benchmarking Education about Standardization, funded by the British Standards Institute 2013 to 2014

The use of information systems for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2012 to 2013 

I was one of the authors of the recent revision of ISO/IEC Guide 71:2014 Guide for addressing accessibility in standards, including leading the task force on process.  

 

My recent research has included;

Relationships in accessibility

People with Disabilites

20% of the UK population has some form of disability. 3.5% have innate disabilities, caused by genetic factors like lack of sight, speech or hearing, or neurological difficulties such as dyslexia or autism.

The majority of disabilities are acquired as a result of ageing or accident and could happen to anyone.

More than 40% of disabilities are acquired during working life.

Unconscious bias concerning people with disabilities – a BCS briefing note

IT can play a major role in alleviating the effects of disability.

Unconscious bias concerning people with disability is stronger than that measured for gender and ethnic diversity. 3.9% of sample populations report a very strong bias against

people with disability, compared with 0 reporting a very strong bias against women and 0.9% against ethnic differences.

67% of the British public feel uncomfortable talking to people with disability

36% believe disabled people are not as productive as everybody else.

3rd Sept 2015http://ddsg.org.uk/taxi/social-model.html

Ethics and practical issues of working with and for people with disabilities.

Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

Equality Full and effective participation and inclusion in society Respect for difference Accessibility

Can research respect these principles?http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=263

ACM SIGCHI Report

Human-Computer Interaction and International Public Policymaking

A Framework for Understanding and Taking Future Actions

 SIGCHI ReportApril 2015, Edited by Jonathan Lazar

Research - Change of focus from user needs to communication methods.

Change of focus from user needs to communication methods.

Making use of communication theory to investigate how terminology describing personal experience can be used in the most effective and powerful way.

`that richer, more personal means of communication’ are more effective’.

Ideal world, successful transfer of knowledge from real users to those in a position to ensure the design meets their needs..