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From: Steven C. Perkins
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 9:50AM
Subject: Books on accessible website construction?
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What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
From: Patrick Lauke
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 10:04AM
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> Steven C.Perkins
> What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
* John M. Slatin, Sharron Rush, Maximum Accessibility, Addison Wesley, 2002
ISBN: 0201774224
Haven't read it yet, but heard positive things about it.
Patrick
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Webmaster / University of Salford
http://www.salford.ac.uk
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Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force
http://webstandards.org/
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From: Sarah Horton
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 10:41AM
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Here are two new ones:
Cederholm, D. 2005. Bulletproof Web design. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
Horton, S. 2005. Access by design: A guide to universal usability for Web designers. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
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What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
$F0Joe Clark, Building Accessible Websites, New Riders, 2002, ISBN:0-7357-1150-X.
$F0Jim Thatcher, et.al., Accessible Websites, Glasshaus, 2002,
ISBN:1-904151-00-0.
$F0Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards, New Riders, 2003,
ISBN:0-7357-1201-8.
$F0Dan Cederholm, Web Standards Solutions, Friends of ED, 2004,
ISBN-1-5905-9381-2.
Thanks,
Steven C. Perkins
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From: Laura Carlson
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 12:49PM
Subject: Books on accessible website construction?
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I have some Accessibility Books listed at:
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/books#access
Cascading Style Sheet Books
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/books#css
Web Standards Books
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/books#webstandards
XHTML Books
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/books#xhtml
Laura
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Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN, U.S.A. 55812-3009
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/
From: Paul Bohman
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 1:26PM
Subject: Re: Books on accessible website construction?
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Steven C. Perkins wrote:
> What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
This is somewhat of a self-serving addition to your list, but WebAIM's
Guide to Web Accessibility Techniques and Concepts, in CD-ROM format
(and in the near future in a downloadable format), should be added to
the list. Although technically it isn't a book in print format, it is
built like a book, with sections and chapters, plus it contains video,
simulations and a few extras. It contains more "pages" than would be
feasible to print in a single book, and is one of the most comprehensive
resources out there.
See http://www.webaim.org/products/training/
--
Paul Bohman
Director of Training Products and Services
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Utah State University
www.usu.edu
From: Tim Beadle
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 2:39PM
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On 7/21/05, Steven C. Perkins < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
The excellent, and freely downloadable, Dive Into Accessibility by Mark Pilgrim:
www.diveintoaccessibility.org
Tim
From: Andrew Arch
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 5:02PM
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Steve,
We have a number of books listed at
http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/books.html that we have on our
shelves. However, your list and the other recent responses have given me
some suggestions for additions.
Thanks for asking the question :-)
Andrew
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Accessible Information Solutions, NILS
Ph +613 9864 9282; Fax +613 9864 9370
http://www.nils.org.au/ais/
National Information and Library Service
Melbourne, Australia
A subsidiary of RBS.RVIB.VAF Ltd.
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What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
From: Mary Martinson Grossnickle
Date: Thu, Jul 21 2005 10:08PM
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An comprehensive online "booklet," Accessibility in the User-Centered Design
Process, is a resource to assist usability professionals incorporate
accessible design practices into the User-Centered Design (UCD) process.
There is an entire section devoted to Evaluating Accessibility.
This comprehensive free resource is available at Georgia Tech's Information
Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (ITTATC):
http://www.ittatc.org/technical/access-ucd/contents.php
Mary
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From: Jan Eric Hellbusch
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2005 2:14AM
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From: Michael D. Roush
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2005 8:59AM
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Jan Eric Hellbusch wrote:
>>What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
>>
>>"Joe Clark, Building Accessible Websites, New Riders, 2002,
>>ISBN:0-7357-1150-X.
>>"Jim Thatcher, et.al., Accessible Websites, Glasshaus, 2002,
>>ISBN:1-904151-00-0.
>>"Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards, New Riders, 2003,
>>ISBN:0-7357-1201-8.
>>"Dan Cederholm, Web Standards Solutions, Friends of ED, 2004,
>>ISBN-1-5905-9381-2.
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To the excellent resources that have already been mentioned, let me add
a couple that I have and why I like them:
WEB ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES by Mike Paciello. R & D
(2002), ISBN: 1578201225
Perhaps somewhat 'dated', especially in the specific tips it gives for
what are now obsolete wysiwyg packages, but the first-hand knowledge of
so much of the basic material is still very good. And it gives a good
background for where accessible design was when it was published!
Secondly, WEB DESIGN IN A NUTSHELL by Jennifer Neiderst. O'Reilly; 2nd
edition (2001), ISBN: 0596001967
Even older than the Paciello book, but this one is remarkable for the
fact that it is not a book specifially about accessibility. This is a
reference about web design. However, one whole chapter (granted, it's
only 6 pages or so, but it's something) is devoted to the topic of
accessibility. I think one of the great failings of the 'accessible
design crowd' is that they (we) have far too often tried to color "web
design" and "accessible web design" as two completely separate subjects,
thus distancing ourselves from having any voice in discussions about
'web design in general'. If this book had its way in the market, that
line wouldn't exist.
Michael Roush
From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2005 11:56AM
Subject: RE: Books on accessible website construction?
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> What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
> .Joe Clark, Building Accessible Websites, New Riders, 2002, ISBN:0-7357-
> 1150-X.
> .Jim Thatcher, et.al., Accessible Websites, Glasshaus, 2002,
> ISBN:1-904151-00-0.
> .Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards, New Riders, 2003,
> ISBN:0-7357-1201-8.
> .Dan Cederholm, Web Standards Solutions, Friends of ED, 2004,
> ISBN-1-5905-9381-2.
Modification:
Jim Thatcher, et.al., Accessible Websites, Apress, 2002, ISBN:1-59059-148-8.
(An accessible CD is available from me)
And I too would add
Slatin, John and Sharron Rush, Maximum Accessibility, Addison-Wesley, 2003,
ISBN 0-201-77422-4.
Jim
Accessibility Consulting: http://jimthatcher.com/
512-306-0931
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Subject: [WebAIM] Books on accessible website construction?
What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
.Joe Clark, Building Accessible Websites, New Riders, 2002,
ISBN:0-7357-1150-X.
.Jim Thatcher, et.al., Accessible Websites, Glasshaus, 2002,
ISBN:1-904151-00-0.
.Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards, New Riders, 2003,
ISBN:0-7357-1201-8.
.Dan Cederholm, Web Standards Solutions, Friends of ED, 2004,
ISBN-1-5905-9381-2.
Thanks,
Steven C. Perkins
From: Lisa Pappas
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2005 1:29PM
Subject: RE: Books on accessible website construction?
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I concur with Michael's additions. I've also found two Nielsen Norman Group reports well worth the purchase:
Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users with Disabilities
and
Web Usability for Senior Citizens
Both available at http://www.NNgroup.com/reports/accessibility. You can buy a copy & download or have a printed, comb-bound copy mailed (I opted for that because I refer to them or make them required reading in some cases).
-Lisa
===================Lisa Pappas
accessibility analyst
SAS Institute, Inc.
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Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:01 AM
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Jan Eric Hellbusch wrote:
>>What books would you add to this list for coverage of Accessibility?
>>
>>*Joe Clark, Building Accessible Websites, New Riders, 2002,
>>ISBN:0-7357-1150-X.
>>*Jim Thatcher, et.al., Accessible Websites, Glasshaus, 2002,
>>ISBN:1-904151-00-0.
>>*Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards, New Riders, 2003,
>>ISBN:0-7357-1201-8.
>>*Dan Cederholm, Web Standards Solutions, Friends of ED, 2004,
>>ISBN-1-5905-9381-2.
>>
>>
To the excellent resources that have already been mentioned, let me add a couple that I have and why I like them:
WEB ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES by Mike Paciello. R & D (2002), ISBN: 1578201225
Perhaps somewhat 'dated', especially in the specific tips it gives for what are now obsolete wysiwyg packages, but the first-hand knowledge of so much of the basic material is still very good. And it gives a good background for where accessible design was when it was published!
Secondly, WEB DESIGN IN A NUTSHELL by Jennifer Neiderst. O'Reilly; 2nd edition (2001), ISBN: 0596001967
Even older than the Paciello book, but this one is remarkable for the fact that it is not a book specifially about accessibility. This is a reference about web design. However, one whole chapter (granted, it's only 6 pages or so, but it's something) is devoted to the topic of accessibility. I think one of the great failings of the 'accessible design crowd' is that they (we) have far too often tried to color "web design" and "accessible web design" as two completely separate subjects, thus distancing ourselves from having any voice in discussions about 'web design in general'. If this book had its way in the market, that line wouldn't exist.
Michael Roush
From: Steven C. Perkins
Date: Fri, Jul 22 2005 2:41PM
Subject: Re: Books on accessible website construction?
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I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the discussion. I'll make
some additions to my list and look for copies of those titles I do not own.
Regards,
Steven C. Perkins
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