Learn the art of inclusive design and create digital experiences that are truly accessible to all users, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds
Key Features
- Understand inclusive design principles to create digital experiences accessible to all users
- Explore cutting-edge AI and emerging tech applications in accessibility and inclusive design
- Learn practical strategies for building an inclusive design culture within organizations
Book Description
In today's digital world, creating inclusive experiences is both a moral and business necessity. To expand your thinking, Inclusive Design for Accessibility provides an overview of the tools and knowledge to transform your approach to digital design and development. With contributions from twelve accessibility leaders - Dale Cruse, Denis Boudreau, Dr. Angela Young, Maya Sellon, Julianna Rowsell, Nandita Gupta, Jennifer Chadwick, Crystal Scott, Chris McMeeking, Dr. Keith Newton, Charlie Triplett, and Kai Wong - this book will lay out the fundamentals of inclusive design, as well as its application in advanced and emerging technologies, helping you build digital products that go beyond compliance and truly empower all users, regardless of abilities. Here, you'll discover practical strategies and real-world examples that will allow you to embed accessibility into projects, from user research and testing to creating accessible websites and mobile apps. You'll also explore how AI can enhance accessibility and how to tackle challenges posed by VR and AR technologies. For designers, developers, product managers, and business leaders, this book will reshape how you approach inclusive design, helping you move beyond ticking boxes and toward building digital solutions that serve all users effectively.
What you will learn
- Master core principles of inclusive design for products serving all
- Conduct diverse user research to gain insights for accessibility experiences
- Implement best-practice accessibility standards in web deployment
- Create fully accessible content in text, audio, video, and other media formats
- Leverage AI tools to automate and boost accessibility features
- Design inclusive interfaces for mobile, VR, AR, and new tech
- Build a strong accessibility-focused culture in your teams
- Navigate legal and ethical accessibility to protect users, brand
Who this book is for
This book is perfect for digital designers, developers, UX professionals, product managers, and business leaders committed to inclusive design. It offers practical skills to create accessible digital products, as well as covering legal and ethical aspects, user research, and building an accessibility culture within teams. You don't need to be an expert to get value from this book. Each chapter offers actionable insights that stand on their own - be it UX design, product management, development, or accessibility leadership.
