[Sigia-l] Re: New Web Accessibility & IA Organization inBoston (Listera)

[Listera]

"James Robertson" wrote:

> A perfectly structured and designed site where all
> information is easily obtainable is utterly useless
> if it doesn't provide the information that users
> need.

Let me make this crystal clear: If you were to work for Dow Jones as an
IA/ID/UX/etc on, say, the Industrial Average, you can create all sorts of
interfaces, navigations, architectures, categorizations, etc. But never in a
million years will they allow you to actually alter the composition of the
Industrial Average.

In a mom&pop operation where they can't afford to spend much money on
anything, you may write, draw, code, serve, cook and do windows, in which
case, heck, cosmetologist or wizard is as good a title as any.

Your worth as an IA/ID/UX/etc to an organization is not your *domain
specific* knowledge that would allow you to make alteration at the (raw)
info/data level, but your ability to make that info/data accessible to end
users at the meta level. Otherwise, as a professional, you'd have a very
difficult time moving from one organization/industry to another, your
worth/expertise having being tied to domain specific knowledge.

Ziya
Nullius in Verba