http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Design/Web-Design/Accessibility/User-Centered-Design A listing of the most recently indexed works about Design and Web Design and Accessibility and User Centered Design in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Design/Web-Design/Accessibility/User-Centered-Design http://tc.eserver.org/33475.html http://tc.eserver.org/33475.html As some in our profession have come to realize, social media and use of the Web in general have changed (and are still changing) the way in which people access and use information. http://tc.eserver.org/28237.html http://tc.eserver.org/28237.html After personally observing users with disabilities interacting with websites in unexpected ways, I have come to believe strongly in the value of user research--and to suspect that we really don't know quite as much about real-world accessibility as we think we do. http://tc.eserver.org/24752.html http://tc.eserver.org/24752.html Most web developers act in blindness when they design accessible websites, since they know next to nothing about disabled people and the technology they use. Accessibility guidelines and validation tools doesn't provide this insight. Accessibility should rather be approached from a user centred perspective.