UXPA Projects
Usability in Civic Life
"I am happy to commend the Association for its efforts to enhance public consciousness of the payoff from increased usability and efficiency in the products Americans use."
- Vice President Al Gore
Usability in Civic Life works to improve the user experience for all in elections, accessibility and plain language. Projects include usability testing of election materials, research and standards for ballot, accessibility standards, plain language regulation, and advocacy for public policy issues
Civic Life Resources
- Field Guides to Ensuring Voter Intent - Pocket guides with researched guidelines
- Better Ballots - 13 classic ballot design mistakes and the problems they caused in real elections
- Designing Polling Place Materials - ballot, sign, instructions design from AIGA and the EAC
- The LEO Usability Testing Kit - everything election officials need to test ballots and other materials
- Ethics Guidelines - for UX professionals in civic design work
Old project pages