User-centered design in universal design resources?

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-335

  Law, Chris M ^a   Jaeger, Paul T ^b   McKay, Elspeth ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Standards; Universal design resources; Usability; User centered design

Indexed keywords

BRITISH STANDARDS; GUIDELINES; INCLUSIVE DESIGN; ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINAL; SECTION 508; UNIVERSAL DESIGN; USABILITY; USABILITY PROBLEMS; USER CENTERED DESIGNS; USER-CENTERED; WEB ACCESSIBILITY;

STANDARDIZATION; WEBSITES;

DESIGN;

EID: 78149409413     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-009-0182-z     Document Type: Article

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