Accessibility is a core quality of digital products to be deliberately addressed throughout the development lifecycle. What Every Engineer Should Know About Digital Accessibility will prepare readers to integrate digital accessibility into their engineering practices. Readers will learn how to accurately frame accessibility as an engineering challenge so they are able to address the correct problems in the correct way.
Illustrated with diverse perspectives from accessibility practitioners and advocates, this book describes how people with disabilities use technology, the nature of accessibility barriers in the digital world, and the role of engineers in breaking down those barriers. Accessibility competence for current, emerging, and future technologies is addressed through a combination of guiding principles, core attributes and requirements, and accessibility%u2011informed engineering practices.
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Discusses how technology can support inclusion for people with disabilities and how rigorous engineering processes help create quality user experiences without introducing accessibility barriers
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Explains foundational principles and guidelines that build core competency in digital accessibility as they are applied across diverse and emerging technology platforms
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Highlights practical insights into how engineering teams can effectively address accessibility throughout the technology development lifecycle
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Uses international standards to define and measure accessibility quality
Written to be accessible to non%u2011experts in the subject area, What Every Engineer Should Know About Digital Accessibility is aimed at students, professionals, and researchers in the field of software engineering.
Preface
Part 1 : Foundations of Accessibility
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Digital Accessibility
Chapter 2 : Disability and Digital Inclusion
Chapter 3 : User Accessibility Needs
Chapter 4 : Assistive Technology
Chapter 5 : Core Attributes
Chapter 6 : Guiding Principles
Chapter 7 : Accessibility in Practice
Part 2 : Methods for Engineering Digital Accessibility
Chapter 8 : Requirements Specification
Chapter 9 : Core Requirements
Chapter 10 : Design and Development
Chapter 11 : Testing and Evaluation
Chapter 12 : Documentation and Support
Chapter 13 : The Future of Digital Accessibility
Index
