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

Certification

• HFI's program to become a Certified Usability Analyst™ (CUA)
• HFI's program to become a Certified User Experience Analyst™ (CXA)
• Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

Library

• User Interface Design and Usability Bibliography

Usability Associations

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• SIGCHI – The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
• Usability 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
• Evaluating your site for accessibility
• Web Development Resources for Accessibility
• Adaptive Technology Resource Centre – Another useful resource at 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