Website usability MOT competition results are announced
December 2009

The entries for the competition that Cogapp launched in support of World Usability Day on 12th November have now been judged and we're delighted to announce that the winning charity is Norwood. a charity that supports people with learning disabilities and children and families in need.

The competition, launched by Cogapp to promote World Usability Day on 12th November,  invited third sector organisations to submit a short statement on how they felt their website would benefit from the prize of a day's worth of free website usability testing. Judges Dr. Graham McAllister, senior lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Sussex and Pete Gale, head of user experience at Cogapp had a tough job selecting a winner from the variety of different charitable and environmental organisations that responded, as the calibre of the submissions was high and all causes hugely worthwhile.

Pete Gale said: “We had a significant response to our competition, which clearly shows the need amongst charities for a well conceived and user-friendly website. It was a tough decision, but we ultimately selected Norwood because they made the strongest case for our usability consultancy. They have some incredible content and stories to tell, but they also need to reach a wide group of people and families with different needs. Making this information easier to access and navigate will make a big difference to their fundraising and communication efforts.”

Assaf Admoni, Norwood’s Director of Commercial Services, said: “Norwood is honored to receive this prize. Our online presence, which spans five websites, is crucial to our ability to effectively reach our stakeholders. As a charity, we offer life-changing support each year to thousands of people with learning disabilities and children and families in need. But finding the best way of communicating the incredible opportunities that exist within our large portfolio of services is always a challenge. This prize will provide us with a valuable opportunity to enhance our sites both for our service users and supporters and ultimately benefit those that need it most.””’