Hi again, Just found a link which has some information about writing for the web and accessibility - thought it might be of use. http://www.4syllables.com.au/2012/07/web-writing-versus-print/?utm_source=ne... cheers Tracey On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Radhika <gradhika2012@gmail.com> wrote:
Tracy,
Thankyou!
I will check your blog and look fwd to more discussion either on or off list.
More soon. R
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On Jul 28, 2012, at 9:40 PM, bytetime <bytetime@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all
As part of my work, I routinely work with web developers and go to many industry related gab fests, where usability and accessibility is a key issue, especially in complying with recommendations with the Web Transition Strategy , where all Australian government websites have to be WCAG2 AA compliant by the end of 2012.
I agree with Radhika's comments. The challenge of determining whether written content is accessible and understandable has been a huge part of the challenge of my work with livinggreener.gov.au - a site built using UCD principles and designed to foster sustainable behaviour change. A big focus in the conception of the project was effectively delivering the sustainability message - as research revealed that the average science understanding of the Australian public was around year 5, or 10 years of age.
There are many ways you can test the usability of the interface with analytics and surveys, but to get to whether people understand the written content requires a deeper inquiry into their information needs and if they have been met. We have used detailed surveys in the past focused on the written content in conjunction with usability testing and user feedback to determine site enhancements and improvements. This has worked quite well for us.
If you are interested, here is a recent blog post about Drupal< http://mediakult.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/how-can-government-innovate-with-d... that touches on the challenge of content. Personally, I think there are ways to many ways to deal with the usability and accessibility of an interface - accessibility of content needs to be addressed quite differently. Usable design attract audiences, targeted, appropriate content will keep them there long and bring them back next time.
Tracey
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:42 AM, André Brock <andre.brock@gmail.com> wrote:
via Radhika:
I find many usability surveys that test for how the interface is usable or not - but they dont necessarily test for the effectiveness of content in relation to conveying the social change and advocacy part …
This describes information science in a nutshell. Can i steal?
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