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User Experience LinkedIn Groups for UX Enthusiasts

March 11, 2013 by Danielle Arad

At one point or another, we’ve all been overwhelmed by the numerous amounts of resources circulating throughout LinkedIn. Recommended news for you based on your interests, hundreds upon hundreds of discussions (some of which are annoyingly ‘fluff’ material), non-stop updates shared by your connections – identifying your interests to sift…

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10 Free Screen Readers For Blind Or Visually Impaired Users

July 16, 2012 by John Oldman

It is not difficult for a sighted person to imagine how being blind or visually impaired could make using a computer difficult. Just close your eyes and you will instantly experience that even processing text is impossible – or impossible without additional software at least. Now a range of software…

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Usability Definitions – A UsabilityGeek & Usabilla Collab

December 5, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

For the past couple of months, the good folks at Usabilla have regularly added definitions to their Usability ABC. Today, I am proud to say that I have teamed up with them so that together we will double the effort behind the work involved in enhancing and maintaining an ever-growing…

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Official Usability & Web Site Guidelines of Governments From Around the World

October 31, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

In most countries, including the United States, the government is the largest single producer, collector, consumer and disseminator of information. With such a strong presence in the daily life of its citizens, most governments, as well as their agencies, develop their own web sites from which they render a number…

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Official Usability, User Experience & User Interface Guidelines From Companies

September 19, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

Guidelines are considered to be the best resource that designers and developer can use to ensure that the applications and web sites they produce are usable. Operating systems, devices, and development environments are very specific in nature. Because of this, their manufacturers have devised their own set of usability, user…

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10 Free Web-Based Web Site Accessibility Evaluation Tools

August 22, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

Web-based web site accessibility evaluation tools are a handy resource for anyone who wants to ensure that the site they are developing meets established accessibility standards. Since web site accessibility is a subset of web site usability, one needs to ensure that the site is accessible as part of the…