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Accessible Websites (Constructing): Section 508 and Beyond [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Shawn Henry (Author), Jim Thatcher (Author), Cynthia Waddell (Author), Sarah Swierenga (Author), Mark Urban (Author), Michael Burks (Author), Eleanor Bayliss (Editor), Sarah Swierenga (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: glasshaus; illustrated edition edition (1 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904151000
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904151005
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 18 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 673,579 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Book Description
" I applaud glasshaus' work here. They have gathered information from an extraordinary collection of accessibility experts providing outstanding advice every designer should find helpful and important." - Bob Regan, Senior Product Manager for Accessibility, Macromedia


Accessibility is about making web sites that do not exclude people with visual, aural, or physical disabilities. This book will enable web professionals to create or retrofit accessible web sites quickly and easily. It is a practical book; the accessibility techniques outlined within are illustrated with real world examples from live sites, demonstrating that accessibility is not the enemy of great visual design.


This book includes:

Practical techniques for developing completely accessible web sites

Detailed discussion of the legal requirements of Section 508, UK, European, Australian, and Japanese legislation

A quick reference guide to accessible web site design

Accessible Flash MX authoring

From the Publisher
This book is for web professionals creating accessible web sites or updating existing sites to make them accessible. It will also be useful to corporate, university, and government policy-makers involved in the development and maintenance of web sites for their institutions.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference, albeit US biased, 5 Jan 2003
For web developers and website managers interested in (or needing to know about) website accessibility, this book should be on the top of any reading list. It covers website accessibility from a number of angles - legal, business, ethical, technical.

Considering the rising importance of accessible websites as a result of the UK Disability Discrimination Act, accessibility is a serious subject, and the group of authors that produced this book are serious experts in this subject.

The book starts out with a look at the legal history of accessibility issues, with a detailed look at the landmark Australian case Maguire vs SOCOG examining the implications. Then tackling typical myths and misconceptions about accessibility - a lot of material here will cement knowledge essential for managers and marketing departments running websites.

The focus then switches to HTML authoring with a bulk of chapters examining techniques and methods of improving accessibility within HTML markup. The examples are well detailed (and _relevant_).

The final chapters involve an indepth look at the requirements of accessibility as seen from the point of view of the American Disability Act and Section 508 of the US Telecommunications Act. Although aimed at the US market, there's sufficient material there that could be relevant to the UK audience from a legal precedence point of view.

This book is also a positive and strong sign of a newly emerging publisher of web-orientated books. Glasshaus publishing seem intent on bringing best practices and expert skills with a variety of well thought out publications. O'Reilly - you have competition!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars About the best book on this subject - for now., 7 Jul 2005
I teach courses in designing and developing accessibile web sites, and there are very few books around on this subject at the moment despite the fact that the issues have been around for a while.
It's the only book out there that covers both hands on chapters as well as management and legal info, which makes it pretty well rounded. It is a little US oriented in my opinion with lots of focus on section 508, and there is little matching up of the techniques discussed with the specific WAI guideline points, but I guess you can't have it all!
Neither is it perfect if you are a designer looking for real hands on examples that combine standards based design with css and access techniques. There are some really good examples and there is a chapter on Flash (the only info around on accessible flash) but for me they don't go much beyond the mark up, and need to explore balancing access with real world design issues. Maybe I'll write one!!!
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