World Usability Day

World Usability Day or "Make Things Easier Daycite web
format=HTML/audio
author=Tim Bedore
publisher=American Public Media's Marketplace (radio program)
date=2006-11-14
url=http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/11/14/PM200611148.html
title=How about Make Things Easier Day?
accessdate=2006-12-27
quote=Today is World Usability Day, a day to promote intuitive engineering and user-friendly design. Commentator and humorist Tim Bedore is all for it, if only we could come up with a better name . . .] " promotes the value of usability engineering, user-centered design, and every user's responsibility to ask for things that work better. It was first celebrated on November 3rd, 2005. It is sponsored by the Usability Professionals' Association, a group dedicated to "those who promote and advance the development of usable products, reaching out to people who act as advocates for usability and the user experience."

In 2005, events were held around the world by many different organizations and groups of individuals. Some of the highlights:

*36 hours of events
*115 events around the world
*35 countries involved
*Approximately 8,000 people attended events world-wide
*200 online participants from 16 countries

The 2006 date for [http://www.worldusabilityday.org World Usability Day] was November 14, 2006. Additionally, [http://www.landmark.edu/wud/ World Usability Day New England 2006] focused on universal usability to enhance learning, effectiveness, and understanding for people of all abilities.

There are many opportunities for volunteering for or taking part in World Usability Day. More information about volunteering or participating can be found [http://worldusabilityday.org/registration/ at this page on the World Usability Day site.]

World Usability Day is always held on the second Thursday in November.

World Usability Day 2007 theme was Healthcare.41 Countries involvedover events10,000 volunteersapproximately 40,000 participants

World Usability Day 2008 theme is Transportation. The planning is already in place and the new events and ideas are better then ever. Check out the website [http://www.worldusabilityday.org]

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External links

* [http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ World Usability Day]