Jonathan Lazar

Jonathan Lazar is a professor of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University and a published author.[1][2] He is an award-winning researcher in Human-Computer-Interaction, web accessibility[3][4] and use of internet by blind people.[5][6]

Education

He earned his MS and PhD from University of Maryland Graduate School Baltimore (UMBC) [1] and his BBA from Loyola University Maryland.[7] He completed a Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard University.[8]

Career

He started his career at Towson University in 1999 and founded the Universal Usability Laboratory.[9] He also worked as the Director of undergraduate program in information systems at Towson University.[8]

He is the co-author of Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction,[10] Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations [11]and Ensuring Digital Accessibility through Process and Policy.[12]

Awards

  • In 2016, he won the SIGCHI Social Impact Award by SIGCHI[13]
  • In 2010, he was awarded with Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards by National Federation for Blinds [14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jonathan Lazar". Towson University. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Lazar - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Towson U's Lazar continues rallying cry of accessibility for all". News. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Web accessibility regulations are overdue: column". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology (video) - Harvard Law Today". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Towson University gets patent for technology meant to help blind Internet users". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  7. ↑ "Speaker - Green & Grey Society - Loyola University Maryland - Loyola University Maryland". www.loyola.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  8. 1 2 "Jonathan Lazar". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ↑ "Homepage of Dr. Jonathan Lazar at Towson University". orion.towson.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  10. ↑ Lazar, Jonathan; Feng, Jinjuan Heidi; Hochheiser, Harry (2014-09-23). Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction. Wiley. ISBN 9781119958932.
  11. ↑ Lazar, Dr Jonathan (2007-06-15). Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470027271.
  12. ↑ Lazar, Jonathan; Goldstein, Daniel F.; Taylor, Anne (2015-06-03). Ensuring Digital Accessibility through Process and Policy. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 9780128007105.
  13. ↑ "Award Recipients". ACM SIGCHI. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  14. ↑ "THE 2010 DR. JACOB BOLOTIN AWARDS". nfb.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  15. ↑ "The 2010 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards". nfb.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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