Web Accessibility for Developers
Essential Skills for Web Developers
Book Details
| Author | Digital Education Strategies |
| Publisher | Ryerson University |
| Published | 2019 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Paperback | 298 pages |
| Language | English |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike |
Book Description
Web Accessibility for Developers is a technical resource aimed primarily at programmers. Learn how to develop accessible interactivity on the Web and gain expertise using WAI-ARIA, a W3C specification that enables optimal use of assistive technologies, like screen readers, when navigating the Web.
By the time you complete this book, you should be able to:
- Test web interactivity with a screen reader to ensure accessibility.
- Identify the differences between static and dynamic WAI-ARIA.
- Describe both graceful degradation and progressive enhancement development methods.
- State when and when not to use WAI-ARIA.
- Explain the limitations of WAI-ARIA.
- Apply WAI-ARIA landmarks and live regions to web content.
- Create accessible progress bars, suggestion boxes, and tooltips with WAI-ARIA.
- Build accessible sliders, accordions, tab panels, and carousels with WAI-ARIA.
- Implement effective design patterns for accessible menu bars, tree menus, and sortable lists with WAI-ARIA.
This book is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license (CC BY-SA), which means that you are free to copy, distribute, and modify it, as long as you credit the original author and license any derivative works under the same terms.
If you enjoyed the book and would like to support the author, you can purchase a printed copy (hardcover or paperback) from official retailers.
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