World Usability Day’s goal is to raise our standards so that technology works to harness human pote

World Usability Day is 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.

No one should have to suffer through products and services that get  in their way. People should not be made to feel stupid by technology.

Technology today is too hard to use. A cell phone should be as  easy-to-use as a doorknob. In order to humanize a world that uses  technology as an infrastructure for education, healthcare, government,  communication, entertainment, work, and other areas, we must agree to  develop technologies in a way that serves people first.

Technology should enhance our lives, not add to our stress or cause  danger through poor design or poor quality. It is our duty to ensure  that this technology is effective, efficient, satisfying and reliable,  and that it is usable by all people. This is particularly important for  people with disabilities, because technology can enhance their lives,  letting them fully participate in work, social and civic experiences.