Press Release: International Conference Strives to Make Computers Usable and Available to All People, Everywhere

November 9, 2000

Who of us, no matter how technically gifted, has never had a problem accessing a service or understanding an interface?

Not me. Not you. Not anyone.

Taking action to redress the escalating frustrations of computer users of all types is the focus of a major conference, being held next week in Arlington, Virginia.

The pervasiveness of problems with poorly designed computer systems is the focus of this event: the Conference on Universal Usability (CUU). The problems are so extensive and of such importance that the Association for Computing Machinery is being joined by 25 firms, professional societies, and government agencies in sponsoring the event. Included are leading high technology firms such as America Online, Intel, Oracle, Motorola and Sun Microsystems.

Next Thursday and Friday (Nov. 16 and 17), the combined resources of key players in the IT revolution will be concentrated at the Hilton Arlington & Towers, 950 N. Stafford St., Arlington VA (703-528-6000).

• Read a summary description of the growing chasm separating those who have effective IT access from those who do not