#27472
Margaret Richardson on British designer Jonathan Barnbrook’s latest work.
Richardson, Margaret. Font Magazine (2003). Design>Typography>Regional>United Kingdom
#22242
Risk Communication: A Guide to Regulatory Practice 
Risk communication is central to making decisions. It enables people to participate in deciding how risks should be managed.
Health and Safety Executive (2004). Articles>Risk Communication>Government>United Kingdom
#24934
Basic information about Science Communication Group: what we do and who we are.
Imperial College London. Organizations>Scientific Communication>Regional>United Kingdom
#10658
Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders
The SFEP is a non-profit-distributing organization with the twin aims of: promoting high editorial standards; achieving recognition of the professional status of its members. There are currently around 1400 members (mostly in the UK), providing a wide range of freelance editorial services to the publishing community and beyond. Corporate membership is also available to publishing companies.
#19239
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act was given Royal Assent on 11 May, and will begin to come into effect from 1 September 2002. The Act removes the previous exemption of education from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), ensuring that discrimination against disabled students will be unlawful. Institutions will incur additional responsibilities in 2003, with the final sections of legislation coming into effect in 2005. The legislation will apply to the UK, with the exception, at the moment, of Northern Ireland. As the Act is an amendment to the existing Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), it only protects people defined as disabled according to that legislation. This definition is based on an individual's ability to carry out 'normal day-to-day' activities, and so may exclude some students who are usually considered disabled by the support systems within their institutions. Under the new law all publicly-funded further and higher education institutions, schools with post-16 provision, and local authorities when they provide further, adult or continuing education or training will have responsibilities.
Corlett, Sophie. TechDis (2001). Articles>Accessibility>Legal>United Kingdom
#20101
A directory of positions for technical illustrators in Great Britain.
UKWorkSearch. Careers>Job Listings>Technical Illustration>United Kingdom
#29019
Technical Writing in Seventeenth-Century England: The Flowering of a Tradition 
English technical writing clearly emerged during the Renaissance and the first decades of printing, but during the 1641-1700 period technical writing gained credibility and prestige. It was a valued tool for achieving the utilitarian ends of an age in which practical goals were valued more than aesthetic ones. Technical writing can be found in a range of disciplines, such as agriculture, medicine, science, as well as the major English trades and crafts. As a valued form of discourse, it illuminates the world of work in seventeenth-century England and the problems faced by the early experimenters of the Royal Society who sought to use science to solve major human, military, and economic problems while seeking to expand understanding of nature. Studying technical writing of this period allows us to track the continued development of technical writing as a distinct form of discourse.
Tebeaux, Elizabeth. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (1999). Articles>History>Technical Writing>United Kingdom
#19242
Towards Accessible Virtual Learning Environments
With the increasing use of virtual learning environments (VLEs) in further and higher education, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995) which comes into force in September 2002 has particular relevance to developers and providers of VLEs. Developers and vendors can also help to ensure that VLEs are inclusive learning media by understanding the barriers that individuals face (whether or not they use assistive technology) and creating hardware and software designed to be accessible to all users. They should also understand the importance of designing accessible VLE content in order to provide guidance for users.
Cann, Chris. TechDis (2003). Academic>Accessibility>Technology>United Kingdom
#10007
The Typographic Circle was formed about thirty years ago by a group of advertising typographers as the Type Directors Club, to bring together anyone with an interest in type.
Typographic Circle, The. Organizations>Graphic Design>Typography>United Kingdom
#20583
UK 2003 Usability Salary Survey
It’s human nature to believe that ‘others may be overpaid, but I never am’. Sure enough, about half of the survey respondents said that they were underpaid and about half said that their pay was ‘fair’. Only one person was said he was ‘overpaid’.
Usability Professionals Association (2003). Careers>Salaries>Usability>United Kingdom
#20167
A collection of over 6,000 articles about usability, accessibility and user interface design in general.
McEvoy, Chris. Usability Views. Resources>Directories>Usability>United Kingdom
#20045
There are many legal issues currently raised by the growth in e-commerce and e-learning, but one of the least discussed is that of Web accessibility. As a result of the increased use of proprietary technologies and a failure to follow guidelines when designing Web sites a large percentage of the Internet remains inaccessible to many parts of the disabled community. As a result, the effect has been to exclude a significant section of the population from fully benefiting and participating in the increased use and reliance on e-commerce and e-learning. The purpose of this paper is to explore, in light of events and experiences elsewhere in the world, whether and to what extent the disability rights legislation in the UK might apply in such a scenario. It also considers the effect of the recent Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 on the previously excluded area of education.
Sloan, Martin. JILT (2003). Design>Accessibility>Web Design>United Kingdom
#22064
Web Accessibility and the Law in the UK: Is Your Website Legal?
Under the Disability Discrimination Act websites have to be accessible to disabled people. Read about your obligations.
Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom
#25502
Web Accessibility and UK Law: Telling It Like It Is
Debunks four myths about web accessibility and the law for those involved in the design and development of UK-based websites.
Moss, Trenton. List Apart, A (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom
#15228
Describes experiences creating documents for a company based in the United Kingdom. Some of the adjustments she had to make included spelling, paper sizes, date formatting, and delivery.
Scott, Julie S. Intercom (2000). Articles>TC>Regional>United Kingdom
#32819
Separated by a Common Language
Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK.
Murphy, M. Lynne. Separated by a Common Language. Resources>Language>Blogs>United Kingdom
#32853
How Will the New Disability Standards for Education Affect What Universities Do on the Web?
On August 18, 2005 new Disability Standards for Education came into effect in Australia. Questions have been raised about how they may impact on the way universities publish resources on the web. In this article, I provide an overview of the new Standards, their general impact, and conclude that if organisations are already following the advice of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (on how to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 in relation to the web), the introduction of the Standards should make no appreciable difference.
Dey Alexander (2005). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom
#32858
Manchester United: Top of the Web Accessibility League?
Manchester United have received a lot of press coverage for the separate accessible version of their website. They've probably invested a lot of time and effort to make this separate website, which according to Trenton Moss is totally unnecessary.
Moss, Trenton. Ecademy (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom
#33171
In a Downturn, Is It Better to Use Contractors, Permanent Staff or an Outsourcing Company?
In a downturn, priorities in a business often change, and these changes can affect technical authors as much as others. At the London Connections event earlier this week, where I was promoting Cherryleaf's technical writing services, I was chatting to Mike Southon about business strategies in a downturn. Mike is Visiting Fellow in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at London South Bank University, amongst other things, so I value his judgement. He said, in a downturn, businesses should focus on its Return on Investment, minimising risk and watching its cashflow. So, does this mean you should favour contract technical authors over permanent staff, or vice versa? Should you outsource technical writing work instead? Actually, each option has its merits.
Ellis Pratt. Cherryleaf (2008). Careers>Management>Outsourcing>United Kingdom
#33251
This year, for the fi rst time, we've included results by employer as well as information on the types of technique in use today and a breakdown of salary by experience. Members of the Usability Professionals Association are, of course, entitled to the raw data so that they can conduct their own analysis.
Usability Professionals Association (2004). Careers>Salaries>Usability>United Kingdom
#33254
Salary Survey Reveals Truth About UK Usability Market
Most people looking for the first time at the results of the UK Chapter's recent salary survey will rush to find out where they come on the overall pay scale. But the survey asked far more than just 'how much do you make' and because it was widely publicised and open to all, the results have some interesting things to say about the state of our industry.
Colborne, Giles. Usability Professionals Association (2003). Careers>Salaries>Usability>United Kingdom
#33256
UPA UK Salary Survey shows £38,000 Mean
The first UPA UK salary survey results show a range of £18,500 to £90,000 paid to British usability specialists, with a mean of £37,801 and a median of £35,000.
Light, Ann. Usability News (2003). Careers>Salaries>Usability>United Kingdom
#33303
'Read Rage' Over Instruction Books
"Read rage" is sweeping the UK - as consumers become fed up with the often incomprehensible language used in many of the instruction manuals produced by manufacturers.
Channel 4 (2008). Articles>Documentation>Technical Writing>United Kingdom
#33353
Alternative Business Models for HCI
It is easy to be complacent about the future in this climate and to forget the lessons of the dotcom crash of a few years ago. At that time, usability professionals struggled in a market that was dominated by cost-cutting. The problem then was that usability had a limited business offering that focused on optimisation.
Knight, John. Usability News (2005). Articles>Human Computer Interaction>Business Case>United Kingdom
#34968
A Phenomenographic Study of English Faculty's Conceptions of Information Literacy
The purpose of this research is to identify UK English academics' conceptions of information literacy and compare those conceptions with current information literacy standards and frameworks.
Boon, Stuart, Bill Johnston and Sheila Webber. Journal of Documentation (2007). Academic>Technology>Ethnographies>United Kingdom
