A website that is accessible to consumers with disabilities is good for business and good for the law. Here are eight new and established books to help you ensure your e-commerce site meets the latest accessibility standards.
Books on Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility Cookbook: Creating Inclusive Experiences Manuel Matuzovich
Web Accessibility Cookbook
Released last week and already a bestseller in Amazon’s “Web Services” category, this weighty book provides step-by-step instructions for front-end developers to build web services. Key Website Components In an accessible way. The author, an experienced developer and consultant, explains the why and how of creating a comprehensive front-end for your site.
Practical web accessibility: A comprehensive guide to digital inclusion (2nd ed.) Ashley Firth
Practical Web Accessibility
In this latest edition of Amazon bestseller, Find and fix Resolve website accessibility issues and improve your site for all users, not just those with disabilities. We provide tools and checklists to help you ensure your site is compliant and ready for the modern inclusive web.
Unlocking A11Y: Becoming a Web Accessibility Master Dimitris Georgakas
The Unraveling of A11Y
Georgakas provides a clear and concise introduction to the fundamentals of web accessibility. He breaks down the building blocks of web design, explains what’s good for what, and gives plenty of examples. The book focuses on: WCAG 2.1 2.2 We provide an overview of the guidelines and the law governing website accessibility. Various parts Of the world.
Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies for Creating Positive Interactions Between People and Technology Irene Perera
Universal Principles of UX
This encyclopedic, richly illustrated book is ranked high on Amazon’s “User Experience and Website Usability” and “Business Research and Development” lists. Through real-world case studies, it introduces basic principles for thinking about UX. Each principle is presented in a convenient two-page format, with definitions, examples, and guidelines on the left page and sample images and explanatory graphics on the right page.
Convenient Pocket Edition The same two-page format will be available in September.
Against techno-ableism: Rethinking who needs improvement Ashley Shue
Opposed to techno-ableism
This new 176-page manifesto in the Norton Stories series is not specifically about web design, but it challenges traditional thinking about technology and disability. It has already received widespread acclaim. Xu, an associate professor at Virginia Tech, studies how disability is represented in the narratives and imaginations of technology.
Architecture for everyone: Expanding market reach with design practices from Google’s Product Inclusion team Annie Jean-Baptiste
Buildings for everyone
A practical guide to strategies developed and used by Google’s innovative Product Inclusion and Equity team, “Building for Everyone” features case studies from various industries highlighting best processes and practices for limiting risk and increasing profitability through inclusive design. The author is Google’s Head of Product Inclusion and Founder of EquityArmy, a community of innovators passionate about making the world more inclusive through design.
The Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences By Sarah Houghton and Whitney Quesenberry, with a foreword by Aaron Gustafson
The web for everyone
Web technologies change rapidly, but the principles of design and accessibility are timeless. This book is widely recommended, including by Steve Krug, author of the web usability bible, Don’t Make Me Think.
Accessibility for everyone Laura Karbag
Accessibility for everyone
Designing for accessibility makes your site more inclusive for everyone, regardless of disabilities. Kalbag shows you how to plan, evaluate, and test an accessible design, write clear copy, create well-structured information architecture, and design thoughtfully.
