User Insight to Evaluate Usability For One of CATEAs Web Sites

CATEA selects User Insight to evaluate website for the disabled.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 25, 2003 --- User Insight, the leader in usability testing and accessibility, announced today that the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at Georgia Institute of Technology has selected User Insight to evaluate one of their Web sites www.assistivetech.net. The assistivetech.net Web site provides information on assistive technologies, adaptive environments and community resources for people with disabilities, including their families and service providers.

Our Web site is an important resource for fulfilling our mission to promote access to people with disabilities through the use of technology. Collaborating with User Insight is an example of our commitment to develop and enhance our user experience," said Beth Bryant of CATEA. User Insight provides a unique combination of usability experience, accessibility knowledge and design expertise." User Insight will evaluate www.assistivetech.net to identify factors that contribute to successful or unsuccessful use of the site by different user groups. This usability project will take the product to the actual users, who will present feedback on how people with disabilities use Web-enabled applications. Testing will include seven unique user groups, from persons with disabilities to assistive technology vendors.

We are very excited to have been selected to work with CATEA over the next couple of months" states John M. Morgan, PhD, founder and President of User Insight. Its our goal to insure conformity with accessibility guidelines and standards. In addition, we feel that a website is not accessible if it is not also usable and this combination will create the most benefit for CATEAs users."

About CATEA
CATEA, one of six research centers within Georgia Techs College of Architecture, promotes maximum function, activity and access of persons with disabilities through the use of technology. The Center has developed, evaluated, and utilized assistive technologies, designed accessible environments, and disseminated research and product development results used to impact disability policy. CATEA has developed eight web sites, which had more than 10.6 million hits and 260,000 visits last year. CATEA is one of the largest centers of its kind with more than 35 full-time employees and in excess of 10 part-time student employees.

About User Insight
Through state of the art testing protocols, user-centered design, usability best practices and proven methodologies, User Insight (www.userinsight.com) gets to the core of what makes or breaks a product in the marketplace - The User. Companies avoid costly mistakes by testing with intended users early and often. Additionally, User Insight assists companies in assuring compliance within Section 508 guidelines for disability access.