Advancing Equitable and Just Practices in Human Factors and Ergonomics

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 530-534
Author(s):  
Rory Lusebrink ◽  
Abigail R. Wooldridge ◽  
Mia Spiwak
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Social Inequities ◽  
Do So

Marginalized people are disproportionately harmed by systemic social inequities; human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) professionals can address these systemic issues by developing and implementing equitable and just practices. To identify practical steps to transform ergonomic practice, we thematically analyzed two group discussions from a session focused on diversity, inclusion, and justice at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). We identified 36 recommendations to advance equitable and just practices in HF/E, for both practitioners and academics. HF/E professionals should be particularly mindful about historical harm when engaging with vulnerable populations and take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of all people. HF/E professionals can do so by building relations with and empowering community members as well as learning methods of engagement from other fields.

Human Factors Engineering: Designing for Diversity and Accessibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1137-1140
Author(s):  
Jacklin Stonewall ◽  
Rod Roscoe ◽  
Claudia Mont’Alvão ◽  
Elizabeth Lerner Papautsky ◽  
Jon Sanford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Lead Users ◽  
Society Annual ◽  
Equity And Inclusion ◽  
By Products

As the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee enters its fifth year, it continues to encourage the society, annual meeting attendees, and human factors professionals to improve diversity and equity within the field. At the center of this field are humans and their widely varying needs and abilities. While HFE professionals devote themselves to these needs, their details are often overlooked in order to design for what is assumed to be a majority of users. These assumptions can then lead users to be rejected by products, systems, or objects. This rejection indicates a lack of accessibility, which affects millions worldwide. In this panel, experts in the areas of universal design, healthcare, and accessible design will discuss how to “do” accessibility while demonstrating that accessibility should be considered a required component of usability.

Broadening Diversity and Inclusivity in Human Factors and Ergonomics

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 541-545
Author(s):  
Mia Spiwak ◽  
Abigail R. Wooldridge ◽  
Rory Lusebrink
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Breakout Session ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Broadening Participation ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Diversity and inclusivity are important, with demonstrated impact on numerous outcomes, including breadth, creativity, and innovation of work as well as satisfaction and commitment to organizations. The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Diversity and Inclusion Committee is charged with increasing diversity and inclusiveness within the society and, by extension, within the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) profession. We conducted a thematic analysis of an alternative format session at the HFES 2019 Annual Meeting, focusing on a breakout session where attendees discussed “Broadening Participation in HF/E.” Participants reported current levels of diversity and inclusion in the HF/E profession are lacking due to a limited early knowledge about the field compounded by resource barriers, which ultimately prevents involvement in outreach activities intended to increase participation. Thoughtfully designed outreach activities and partnerships with relevant organizations and individuals could mitigate these factors, provided outreach activities are designed to be accessible to all.

Town Hall on Patient-Centered Human Factors and Ergonomics

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 465-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Holden ◽  
Rupa S. Valdez
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Town Hall ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Open Floor ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Town ◽  
Central Paradigm

A central paradigm in the current era of health and healthcare is the centrality of patients, families, and community members in their own health. Patients and other nonprofessionals are increasingly recognized as working independently or in concert with healthcare professionals in an effort to achieve health-related goals. This patient work has been the topic of much recent research in an area of human factors and ergonomics (HFE) we call patient-centered HFE. The town hall on patient-centered HFE draws on the community of healthcare HFE researchers and practitioners to communicate and document the scope of existing work, identify future opportunities, and develop recommendations for future work in this area. The town hall primarily consists of an open floor session with a 40-minute comment period and 40-minute generative exercise to discuss and plan with one another future work in patient-centered HFE.

Embedding Ethical Principles into the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Interactive Discussion with the Code of Ethics Task Force

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 317-320
Author(s):  
S. Camille Peres ◽  
Claudia Ziegler Acemyan ◽  
Ellen J. Bass ◽  
Emily Brunsen ◽  
Rosemarie Figueroa Jacinto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Operating Rules ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Do So

The society’s code of ethics was last updated in 2005 and thus needs to be reviewed and updated. To do so, the previous code of ethics was reviewed as well as other documentation particularly with respect to inclusion. The goal of the Code of Ethics Task Force at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is to not only review the society’s artefacts but also to recommend suggestions for their improvement with respect to best practices. Further, this Task Force will explore whether and if so how, operating rules should be established to support the Code of Ethics.

scholarly journals Corrigendum

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 2120-2120
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Article Title ◽  
Security Screening ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics

Sellers, B., Rivera, J. A., Fiore, S. M., Schuster, D., & Jentsch, F. (2010). Assessing x-ray security screening detection following training with and without threat-item overlap. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, vol. 54, 19: pp. 1645-1649. First published September 1, 2010. (Original DOI: 10.1177/154193121005401960) Please note that the title of this article published with an error. It originally appeared as “Como vaAssessing X-ray Security Screening Detection following Training with and without Threat-item Overlap.” The correct article title is “Assessing X-ray Security Screening Detection following Training with and without Threat-item Overlap.”

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