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SIMS 214 - Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Information Systems

Usability Professionals' Association.
http://www.upassoc.org/
A forum to promote usability concepts and techniques worldwide.

Links to resources on Web accesibility
http://usableweb.com/items/access.html
Usable Web is a guide to resources about Web usability, about making the Web
easier to use. 

American Foundation for the Blind 
Mostly have to do with access for people with impaired vision: 
http://www.afb.org/technology/fs_internet.html
http://www.afb.org/technology/prodevals/evals.html
http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp
html http://www.afb.org/accessworld.html 

Suggested Readings for Usability Testing
http://www.best.com/~jthom/usability/biblio.htm
I don't know who the author is, but this was recommended by a knowledgeable usability professional, and it references useful sources. 

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox 
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/
One-stop shopping for Nielsen's view of the (web) world. 

Society for Technical Communication Usability SIG, The Usability Bookshelf.
http://stc.org/pics/usability/resources/ 
Lots of useful references. 

The HCI Bibliography
 http://www.hcibib.org
The most comprehensive source on human-computer interaction. 

Bobby
http://www.cast.org/bobby/
A web site from the Center for Applied Special Technology that will analyze any web page for conformity with the W3C web content accessibility guidelines. Try it out! 

 


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