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SUBMITTED BY
F.MICHELIN SYLVIN TAGORE
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
CONTENTS
• The goal of universal usability is to enable the widest possible range of users
to benefit from information and communications services.
• It has to save time for both the company and users.
• It has to give a satisfied experience with the product.
• All contents in the application should be understandable by the user.
PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL USABILITY…
The challenge of universal usability will press designers to listen carefully to the most angry
and resistant users, and to cleverly anticipate what these users need.
Mainly designers can focus on following three challenges,
• Technology variety:
Support broad range of hardware, software, and network access.
• User diversity:
Accommodating users with different skills, knowledge, age, gender, disabilities, disabling
conditions (mobility, sunlight, noise), literacy, culture, income, etc.
• Gaps in user knowledge:
Bridge the gap between what users know and what they need to know.
CURRENT TRENDS…
• Design simply
Simple designs are easier to use and maintain. Design simple sites, emphasizing important elements and using simple structures and
clean, standards-based markup.
• Budd well
The Web has properties that enable universal access. Take full advantage of these inherent properties, such as fallbacks, flexibility, and
user control, to construct universally usable Web sites.
• Favor HTML over other formats
HTML is the best format for universal usability. Provide documents in nonstandard formats, such as PDF and Flash, only as an
alternative to accessible HTML.
MARKUP:
• Design for transformation Web pages adapt to the user environment and user modifications.
Design pages that adapt to different conditions, such as enlarged text or different window widths, while keeping their design integrity.