SDG lens
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Health systems, medical technology, patient communication, public health services, safety, and trust.
Global Challenges
Using global goals as a lens for where usability can make a difference.
WUI uses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as one lens for identifying areas where usability, accessibility, plain language, UX, HCI, and human-centered design can improve outcomes.
Careful framing
The SDGs help name areas of global need.
The SDGs help name areas of global need, including health, education, sustainable communities, climate, equity, institutions, and partnerships. WUI’s role is to ask where human factors determine whether a solution succeeds.
- Can people understand it?
- Can they access it?
- Can they trust it?
- Can they use it in real life?
References to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are for thematic alignment and project-framing purposes. They do not imply endorsement by or formal affiliation with the United Nations unless explicitly stated.
Initial lenses
SDG areas that connect naturally to WUI’s current work.
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SDG 4: Quality Education
World Usability Education, learning systems, educational technology, teacher-parent communication, and usable curricula.
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SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Accessibility, inclusion, language, digital access, disability, equity, and underserved communities.
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SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Usable civic services, transportation, public information, emergency communication, and urban systems.
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SDG 13: Climate Action
Climate communication, behavior change, public tools, emergency response, and trustworthy data interfaces.
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SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Usable government services, public forms, civic trust, institutional transparency, and plain language.
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SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
WUI’s convening role across disciplines, countries, institutions, funders, and communities.
Project acceptance
Good WUI projects should be mission-fit and realistic.
A project is a stronger fit for WUI when it has public-interest relevance, local or contextual grounding, a clear owner, a defined outcome, a realistic resource plan, and a reusable output such as a toolkit, curriculum, case study, event, report, pilot, or partnership model.