IHT - Institute of Humane Technology is a non-profit organization with the aim to create, capture and be a mediator to general solutions and approaches for wider groups of users using the knowledge from individuals with functional difficulties (Design for all).

Our research areas include human interaction, usability and accessibility for all, deliberation activity as innovation approach, and research methods for user-based interaction design. Our current research topics are user involvement and evaluation methods in design for "ease of use" products.

We also participate in standardisation efforts such as:
• ISO/TC159/WG2 "Ergonomics for people with special requirements"
• ISO/TC159/WG11 "Ease of operation of everyday products - Test method for consumer products"
• ISO TC122 WG9 "Packaging - Accessible Design" - General Guidelines"
• CEN-TC 261-WG 2, "Packaging - Ease of opening", SIS-TK 164-AG 11 Swedish mirror group
• CEN/BTWG 185, CENELEC/BTWG 101-5 "European accessibility requirements for public procurement of products and services in the ICT domain (European Commission Mandate M 376, Phase 1)", SIS/TK 504 Swedish mirror group
• SIS/TK 380 "Ergonomics"
• ETSI/ITS/AG 9 (WG ICT Accessibility)

For more information please contact us: info@iht.se