Usability in Civic Life It's a simple idea, really: access +
usability = usable accessibility Once we remove the barriers to
access addressed in standards and regulation, the next challenge
is to make communications, technology and other products usable
by people with a full range of abilities. - Accessibility
standards - Plain language This is just a short list of some
starting points for information about usable access. Just Ask:
Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design by Shawn Lawton
Henry covers accessibility through the user-centered design
cycle, including personas and usability testing with people with
disabilitites. (Online and print versions) The Web Accessibility
Initiative develops support materials to help understand and
implement Web accessibility, in addition to accessibility
standards for web sites (WCAG), authoring tools (ATAG), rich
applications (ARIA), and user agents (UAAG) The Center for Plain
Language works to increase the usefulness and efficiency of
government, legal, and business d