UN Survey Results: All the Other Things You said

We asked you for other comments about the UsabilityNews service and this is what we got:
• It's rather ugly to load because all the images load at different speeds.
• When I first started using it I had some difficulty navigating around but it's easy now.
• I find UsabilityNews a valuable resource, and access it frequently as I know I can rely on the site for the latest news, research information, conferences etc.
• I think the overall design layout and function of the site is excellent. A good job to all involved in the site. I hope it can continue to provide Usability news to a hopefully increasing audience for years to come
• I would like to get Headlines on AvantGo.
• I think it's a great idea to enhance accessibility by asking directly to the users.
• Please do NOT add any messaging or discussion forums, the HF/ HCI community is already bogged down with them.
• Some articles about the state of the art in specific areas of HCI or HF would be useful (ie accessibility, visualisation, error analysis, navigation).
• I think UsabilityNews is one of the best resources for usability info. Keep up the good work!
• Now that I'm aware of it, I'll consider giving it a read
• I have never been there, but I'll go check it out now.
• You guys do nice work.
• Much of the headline material seems like a sensationalization of a short commentary on a source article. Simply linking the source articles under categories or with a short blog-like leader seems more appropriate than clicking through to a 2-paragraph commentary that often does not support the headline statement adequately only to have to go on to the real article.
• Fixed page widths are irritating.
• Search seems to work very well and the summaries are very informative.
• What is a "fortnight"?
• Text links on bottom of some pages broken.
• I suspect that most of us American's don't know what a fortnight is :-) It's been a useful tool for article references.
• rather than using the term "sister" in 'UsabilityNews.com is the sister site to the British HCI Group', try the term 'sibling'
• I don't visit the site regularly. I check the newsletter whether there are any interesting additions. I usually find something that catches my attention.
• My major accessibility complaint is the small font, particularly in the right column. It is unnecessarily hard to read. I know I can adjust the font size on my browser, but I don't think I should have to.
• Sometimes we are so busy we don't even have time to read this kind of publication...although I consider it to be very important...
• Valuable service. Please don't disappear.
• very good content, always up-to-date, easy to find your way around, unfortunately a bit boring and uninspiring to look at.
• Keep up the great work!

The UNAP survey on accessibility resulted in 151 responses from all over the world. The majority of responses were from the UK (45%), America (26%) and Europe (18%). Other responses were received from Canada, Asia, Australia as well as Finland, Egypt and China. Read more about these accessibility findings in UN story: Accessible Update to UN creeps In.

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