Suggested Links

Educational

• Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory University of Maryland
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute
• Universities offering degrees relating to human-computer interaction
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's Directory of Human Factors Graduate Programs in the United States and Canada, 2002 Edition

Certification

• HFI's program to become a Certified Usability Analyst™
• Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

Library

• User Interface Design and Usability Bibliography

Master Lists of Usability Resources

• Mikael Ericsson's Human-Computer Interaction Resources on the Net
• Hans de Graaff's HCI Index

Usability Associations

• SIGCHI – The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
• Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyUsability Professionals' Association

Accessibility

• The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  • Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
  • User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
• Federal IT Accessibility Initiative
• Work Force Investment Act of 1998 – Federal accessibility requirements for federal departments and agencies
• CAST's Bobby – Test your site for accessibility
• Government of Canada site for accessibility – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Common Look and Feel
• Adaptive Technology Resource Centre – Another useful resource at the University of Toronto
• Accessibility toolkit for developers – Also from the University of Toronto

Other Related Links

• Design@Sun blog – this is fun - especially Loren Mack's contributions. Loren started his career in user-centered design while working for HFI...
• Usability.gov – government resource for designing usable and accessible Web sites and interfaces, provided by the National Cancer Insititute
• University of Maryland – Guide to Usability for Software Engineers
• Usability Systems, Inc. – A global resource for permanent and portable user research tools and environments.