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Inclusive Design Patterns Kindle Edition

by Heydon Pickering (Author), Smashing Magazine (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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We make inaccessible and unusable websites and apps all the time, but it’s not for lack of skill or talent. It’s just a case of doing things the wrong way. We try to build the best experiences we can, but we only make them for ourselves and for people like us.

This book looks at common interface patterns from the perspective of an inclusive designer—someone trained in building experiences that cater to the huge diversity of abilities, preferences and circumstances out there.

There’s no such thing as an ‘average’ user, but there is such a thing as an average developer. This book will take you from average to expert in the area that matters the most: making things more readable and more usable to more people. You’ll learn:

• Accessibility myths and misconceptions as well as common solutions and rules of thumbs,
• A library of well-tested accessible HTML/CSS components that you can use right away,
• How to properly use WAI-ARIA roles and Content Accessibility Guidelines,
• How to tackle common accessibility issues in RWD,
• How to deal with "skip" links and external links, as well as navigation regions and landmarks,
• How to keep labels, buttons, tables of contents, dynamic widgets and tabbed interfaces accessible,
• How to implement infinite scrolling, grid display and dynamic content accessibly,
• How to deal with password validation, error messages, web forms, JavaScript patterns and touch targets,
• How to keep an interface accessible in legacy browsers,
• How to prototype with accessibility in mind.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MAXK8XR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Smashing Magazine GmbH (October 16, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5350 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 291 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to Accessibility - Must Read for Beginner-Intermediate Web Designers/Developers
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019
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While not necessarily an index of all accessibility best practices (not sure if one even exists), this book gives web developers, web designers, and business units context around what digital accessibility is and why it is important. There are helpful examples throughout. I've used information in this book to give teams an introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design. I recommend this book for all web designers and developers who want to get a leg up in their careers and prepare for a future in which governments get more strict about these requirements.

If you've never considered how people who use screen readers or assistive technologies experience the websites you build, this is a MUST READ. Understanding the context and need for inclusive design is the first step. The more you can learn about inclusive design and development, the more valuable your skills will be. This book can also help you make a case for why your organization should start a practice of inclusive design.
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Mary Shaw
4.0 out of 5 stars Gain an accessibility mindset
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017
I read this book over a long weekend. This is not an end-all be-all "do this and your web site will be accessible" instruction book. Rather, it is a book to train you how to think inclusively.

I think it is good for web developers (and possibly designers) who want to ensure their pages and interactive components are accessible. The author goes through several different examples that can be added to any web site (I implemented some on my blog): What should go in a document, a paragraph, a blog post, a menu button, a list of products, a filter widget, and a registration form. As the author goes through examples, he discusses how different choices can affect blind and keyboard users, and those discussions can really be applied to any web page in any situation.

My favorite quote from the book goes something like, "Everybody is a keyboard user when they are eating with their mouse hand."
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ok.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016
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Good basic info about accessibility. Don't expect more. You can write semantic html after reading this book. Good for anyone who doesn't know about accessibility
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Pat Godfrey
5.0 out of 5 stars All UX and UI Designers and developers should read this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2020
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There are online UX 'courses' and YouTube videos and short, 'how to' recipes all over the place. What has been missing from their consumers' lives is this Heydon Pickering book. Digital inclusivity and accessibility is not all art direction and wireframes, it's engineering, too. This book helps our graphics fraternity understand how that works.

Heydon's thoughts are well partnered with Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenbery's, 'A Web For Everyone'. Between the two volumes you are certain to discover where today's React and Angular (etc.) framework developers can improve their work and the UX of your platforms. They are easier to read and learn from than some online 'courses', too.
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Rodrick
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a web designer or front-end dev and ...
Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2017
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If you are a web designer or front-end dev and want to learn more on web design, this is the book.
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