Indiana World Usability Day | November 15, 2024

2024 Theme: Designing for a Better World

Today, our interactions are increasingly technology-dependent, connecting people from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations through digital platforms. It’s important to recognize that technology, as our common ground, needs to be accessible and empathetic to users’ intentions. By intentionally designing for an accessible world for all users, we can bridge gaps and foster understanding, making all experiences better.

Inclusive design spans both physical and digital spaces. Public areas often feature ramps, multi-language signage, designated spaces for easy access, and even audible traffic signals to help a broader range of people move freely. In the digital world, inclusivity is mainly visceral. Voice assistants, color modes in games like Fortnite, and the intuitive designs of devices by Apple or Samsung transcend language barriers, allowing people with diverse accessibility needs to interact with technology.

What is World Usability Day?

A single day of events occurring around the world that brings together communities of professional, industrial, educational, citizen, and government groups for our common objective: to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use.

It is about celebration and education – celebrating the strides we have made in creating usable products and educating the masses about how usability impacts our daily lives. It is about making our world work better. It is about reaching out to the common citizen and spreading the message: We don’t have to put up with products and services that don’t work well and that human error is a misnomer.

Indiana UXPA

The User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) supports people who research, design, and evaluate the user experience of products and services.

For over two decades, the Indiana chapter of the UXPA has been involved with local UX professionals, students, educators, and companies to build a community of UX thought leaders in Indiana. We are celebrating 21 years of sharing the message that user experience is a critical part of making any technology solution successful.

The UXPA was established in 1991 and continues to be the organization of choice for user experience professionals worldwide. The UXPA holds a yearly international conference, publishes new findings through both the Journal of Usability Studies (JUS) and through User Experience Magazine, and has 50 chapters around the world. In 2004, the UXPA established World Usability Day, which in 2009 was celebrated in over 40 countries.