Quality Education
This upcoming volume explores how usability, accessibility, and human-centered design can support better learning systems, educational technologies, and student experiences.
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Usability forthe World
Books on human-centered design for communities, systems, and everyday life.
Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Usability for the World series brings together global voices exploring how usability, accessibility, UX, HCI, and human-centered design can support progress in areas of global need.
Developed in connection with the World Usability Initiative ecosystem.
Featured Book
Building Better Cities and Communities
Usability for the World: Building Better Cities and Communities explores how human-centered design can help create sustainable, inclusive, equitable, and resilient cities.
Featuring global perspectives and applied examples, the volume connects usability, accessibility, and human-centered design with the challenges of urban life and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Current Calls for Authors
Contribute to upcoming volumes
We are currently inviting contributors for upcoming volumes in the Usability for the World series. Prospective authors should expect substantial, chapter-length contributions similar to the first volume.
Good Health and Well-Being
This upcoming volume explores how usability, accessibility, and human-centered design can improve healthcare systems, patient experiences, digital health, public health, and well-being.
Learn MoreAbout the Series
A scholarly and practitioner-oriented book series
The series brings together researchers, practitioners, educators, designers, public-sector leaders, and community voices whose work connects usability with real-world impact.
Each volume is organized around a global theme and invites contributors to examine how human-centered design can improve systems, services, technologies, and environments that shape everyday life.
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Meet the people contributing to the series
Explore an alphabetical directory of contributors and editors, with filters by volume and links to chapter information where available.
Interested in contributing?
We welcome expressions of interest from researchers, practitioners, educators, designers, healthcare professionals, students, and community leaders whose work connects usability, accessibility, human-centered design, and real-world impact.