Innovation in interface design supported by the use of accessibility and usability standards Gill Whitney Design for All Research Group Middlesex University

 Benchmarking Education about Standardization, funded by the British Standards Institute 2013 to 2014  The use of information systems for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2012 to 2013  I was one of the authors of the recent revision of ISO/IEC Guide 71:2014 Guide for addressing accessibility in standards, including leading the task force on process. My recent research has included;

Relationships in accessibility Users Accessibility Experts Designers and Specifiers Researchers

People with Disabilites  20% of the UK population has some form of disability. 3.5% have innate disabilities, caused by genetic factors like lack of sight, speech or hearing, or neurological difficulties such as dyslexia or autism.  The majority of disabilities are acquired as a result of ageing or accident and could happen to anyone.  More than 40% of disabilities are acquired during working life.

Unconscious bias concerning people with disabilities – a BCS briefing note  IT can play a major role in alleviating the effects of disability.  Unconscious bias concerning people with disability is stronger than that measured for gender and ethnic diversity.  3.9% of sample populations report a very strong bias against people with disability, compared with 0 reporting a very strong bias against women and 0.9% against ethnic differences.  67% of the British public feel uncomfortable talking to people with disability  36% believe disabled people are not as productive as everybody else.

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Ethics and practical issues of working with and for people with disabilities. Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:  Equality  Full and effective participation and inclusion in society  Respect for difference  Accessibility Can research respect these principles?

ACM SIGCHI Report  Human-Computer Interaction and International Public Policymaking  A Framework for Understanding and Taking Future Actions  SIGCHI Report  April 2015, Edited by Jonathan Lazar

Research - Change of focus from user needs to communication methods.  Change of focus from user needs to communication methods.  Making use of communication theory to investigate how terminology describing personal experience can be used in the most effective and powerful way.  `that richer, more personal means of communication’ are more effective’.  Ideal world, successful transfer of knowledge from real users to those in a position to ensure the design meets their needs..