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is a keyboard user when they are eating with their mouse hand, "

Really enjoyable book with lots of practical examples navigation, forms, dynamic content, etc and the always important theme of "accessibility makes the experience better for everyone.
" Aimed towards people with some basic knowledge of HTML/Javascript/CSS,

I did skim/skip the sections on TDD and making paper prototypes as part of the design process as they felt a bit out of place given the topic of the book.
A good reference source on a complicated topic, This book had some great tips and points to consider when designing a website, However, it was written toward someone who is both a designer and developer, As a UX/UI designer, there were a lot of things I found very valuable, but there was also a lot of coding examples I simply skimmed over.
If you're just a designer, I recommend having your developers read it as well and vice versa, a must read. clear, actionable, defensible approach to making websites and web apps accessible, Zatím nejlepší kniha o přístupnosti webů a přístupném UX, na kterou jsem narazila, Obsahuje srozumitelné a dobře vysvětlené kusy kódu, užitečné odkazy, a co je hlavní dobře se čte a místy je dokonce překvapivě vtipná.
Naopak skoro úplně vynechává otravné vysvětlování vyšších principů přístupnosti věnuje se jen praktickým aspektům problematiky a jde přímo k věci bez zbytečných odboček.
Accessibility explained would be a great subtitle for this book, Where I work, we don't always consider accessibility as we write internal applications, However this book has through the examples provided in each chapter given me things to think about the next time I sit down to design an application.
Instead of just listing the key concepts, the author would sit down with a theme for the chapter and we'd walk through how to make that more accessible and why.
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Accessibility is one of those topics that can be very intimidating to folks, There is a lot to know and a lot you can get wrong, Plus, since accessibility is felt so personally by many, the reaction to accessibility mistakes online tends to beunpleasant, It makes a lot of people Ive talked to feel stuck, not sure how to proceed,

Heydons book doesnt attempt to teach you everything you need to know about accessibility, It does something more important: it teaches you how to think about building inclusivity into your application throughout the process of designing and building it.


Instead of walking you through a checklist of what to do for each of the various impairments users may have to battle, the book walks you through building different components.
For example, theres a section where it walks through marking up a blog post, Sounds simple, but theres a lot of thought and care being applied to ensure that the post is accessible: the markup used, how screen readers will interact with the post, transcripts for videos, link labels, reading level and more.
As a result, you learn to think critically what youre building and how different people will want to use it.


I have a few minor nitpicks from some of the early performance recommendations, though to be fair the book came out inand Im not sure how many of my critiques wouldve been applicable then.
They are, also, minor. Nothing he states there is wrong, just a few things that are a bit less than ideal,

That minor nit aside, Inclusive Design Patterns is a fantastic resource for any developerand this should be all of uswho wants to build a web that can be used by everyone.


One last parting shot, I have to note the quality of the physical book itself, I love a beautifully crafted hardcover and Smashing did a great job with this one, Ive always found the topic of accessiblity an interesting one, and I this book had so many great ideas that I ended up turning it into the basis of a lightning talk at work.


I really appreciated that each section started off with typical bad practices, then shows you how to change what youve done to make it fully inclusive.
It also includes the reasons why what you were doing wasnt the correct way to go about things, and why their suggested way is better.

“The best part is that designing inclusive interfaces, like designing robust data schemas, doesnt have to be any harder or more complex than making exclusive or otherwise obsolete ones.
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I found the descriptions of inclusive design particulary enlightening, Id always just assumed that it was for people with sight problems, but being inclusive is about way more than that.
Inclusive means including everyone, regardless of ability physical or mental, But it also means being inclusive of those on slower/more expensive internet connections as developers we often forget that not everyone is as lucky as we are in terms of access.

“Everybody is a keyboard user when eating with their mouse hand”

I would highly recommend this book to anyone involved in building websites, even if you think you know everything there is to know about inclusive design, Im sure that this book will still be able to teach you something.
And if youre a complete novice, the HTML examples given throughout are extremely helpful in making you understand whats going on.


Posted on: sitelink seheydon Incredible. I only dabble in website development I can tear down an php file, but if you ask me to rebuild it, I'd come away with some extra else statements.
I've been interested in user experience and accessibility from a web design standpoint for a while, but mostly as an appreciator of the way solid, conventional structure simply works so well.
There's something inherently interesting about the simplicity of simple things working for as many people as possible,

This book takes a few steps beyond sitelinkDon't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability which is another book that I absolutely recommend, by diving into actual code examples, specifically in terms of how websites should be built to be functional for users with various impairments.


I'm an SEO nerd at heart, and for me it makes so much sense to think about accessible websites websites that are easily parsable by screen reading devices, for example would be most accessible by search engine bots.
This excites me. Very good read, that provides useful tips and a lot of references regarding web accessibility and common design structures,
I like how the author explains the importance of using semantically valid elements and correct ARIA attributes, The different design patterns covered in the book are well described, backed up with good arguments,
However I found the structure of the book a bit chaotic, without following any specific order, but this is just my preference on the overall presentation.

Definitely I can recommend the book to frontend developers who want to improve their knowledge on web accessibility, A great read, one of those I consider a mustread if you wanna dig into either Accessibility or UX as a developer.
It is also IMO a book that designers must not read but would be a great read for designers too, especially if they are working with the developers.


The best part with this book, IMO the part I love, is consistently being able to apply the things I learned along the way to my own side project.


A wonderful

week, feeling grateful that I read this book,
Incredibly helpful and fun to read, Wish I had this book years ago, Down in the weeds. In a good way. Really valuable book for not only designers, but mostly for developers, Majority of ideas presented are still relevant now, even more so Id say,
The content is structured logically, each chapter kinda builds up on top of the last one, but you can read every one of those in isolation which is great if youd like to go back to this book in the future.
I know I will! Many web design articles and books are all about improving your workflow and making your life easier as a developer.
Should you wish to adopt a framework or employ a processor to speed up your development process, be our guest.
However, this book is not about you its about your audience,

The Inclusive Design Patterns book covers all the techniques, gotchas and strategies you need to be aware of when building accessible, inclusive interfaces.
Well explore the document outline, external links and “skip” links, navigation regions and landmarks, labelling and alternative text for illustrations, buttons, tables of contents, JavaScript patterns, touch targets, filter widgets and infinite scrolling and “load more” button and grid display and dynamic content and tab interfaces and password validation and web forms and error messages and pretty much anything else you need to know about accessibility, including how to prototype with inclusivity in mind, how to deal with legacy browsers and dozens of practical snippets to use when building inclusive interfaces.
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