Editing Usability (section)

==Professional development==
Usability practitioners are sometimes trained as industrial engineers, psychologists, [[kinesiology|kinesiologists]], systems design engineers, or with a degree in information architecture, information or library science, or [[Human–computer interaction|Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)]]. More often though they are people who are trained in specific applied fields who have taken on a usability focus within their organization. Anyone who aims to make tools easier to use and more effective for their desired function within the context of work or everyday living can benefit from studying usability principles and guidelines. For those seeking to extend their training, the [[User Experience Professionals' Association]] offers online resources, reference lists, courses, conferences, and local chapter meetings. The UXPA also sponsors [[World Usability Day]] each November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uxpa.org/ |title=UXPA - The User Experience Professionals Association |publisher=Usabilityprofessionals.org |date=2013-03-31 |access-date=2013-11-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021162845/http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/ |archive-date=2013-10-21 }}</ref> Related professional organizations include the [[Human Factors and Ergonomics Society]] (HFES) and the [[Association for Computing Machinery]]'s special interest groups in Computer Human Interaction ([[SIGCHI]]), Design of Communication ([[SIGDOC]]) and Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques ([[ACM SIGGRAPH|SIGGRAPH]]). The [[Society for Technical Communication]] also has a special interest group on Usability and User Experience (UUX). They publish a quarterly newsletter called ''Usability Interface''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stcsig.org/usability/newsletter/index.html |title=STC Usability Interface - Newsletter Home Page |publisher=Stcsig.org |access-date=2013-11-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023092907/http://www.stcsig.org/usability/newsletter/index.html |archive-date=2013-10-23 }}</ref>