A Washington Post article, The Tabulator: Is Florida’s 2000 Vote on the Butterfly Ballot Designer’s Mind as November Approaches? You Can Count on It interviews Theresa LaPore, almost four years after the 2000 US Presidential elections with her “butterfly ballot” included quotes from LaPore wondering why people couldn’t learn to … Continue reading
To: The Department of Transportation Comment on: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 14 CFR Part 382: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel; Proposed Rule The Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) is an international organization of practitioners in the field of usability and accessibility. Members work in industry, academic institutions … Continue reading
In June 2001, UPA and SIGCHI collaborated to bring the issue of usability in elections to the attention of all their members. Last November, America was riveted as the presidential election hung in the balance while ballots in Florida and other states were counted and re-counted. We learned a lot about … Continue reading
The Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) today stated that simple usability practices could have significantly reduced or possibly eliminated the problems that caused some 19,000 ballots in Palm Beach County, Florida, to be disqualified in the November 7th presidential election. Usability professionals are specialists in designing forms, software, electronic and other … Continue reading
In an editorial, The Disability Lobby and Voting, the New York Times wondered why some groups see a conflict between having elections accessible to all and allowing for a verifiable audit trail. The UPA response stressed the value of a complete user-centered design approach in meeting all requirements and ensuring … Continue reading
