I for one am so excited to see this book out there. Accessibility is a huge
issue for me and is often misunderstood. I''ve been waiting for this one
for
a long time.
Congratulations to Jeremy!
On 5/14/07, Dave Thomas <dave-kbbdpT5sCmpWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
>
> Gentle Web Development Folk:
>
> Just in time for RailsConf, I''m happy to announce Jeremy
Sydik''s
> book, "The Accessible Web", is now available in beta. This is
> particularly sweet as Jeremy and I first discussed this book in the
> hallways of last year''s conference.
>
> This book is all about making your website accessible web sites--
> sites that can easily be used by folks who may have perceptual or
> cognitive difficulties. This isn''t just a question of being a good
> citizen, or of meeting the increasing demands of legislation. It''s
> also about effectively communicating with a very large segment of
> your user base.
>
> Accessibility is often presented as being complex and confusing.
> Guidelines are published as edicts, carved in stone tablets that must
> be followed without question. That''s not very pragmatic.
>
> Because you are a real developer with a real projects to ship, you
> need to learn how to make content accessible, using accessibility
> guidelines as just that—guidelines.
>
> With this book, you''ll learn basic principles and techniques for
> developing accessible HTML, audio, video, and multimedia content. In
> addition, you will understand how to apply the principles you learn
> in this book to new technologies when they emerge.
>
> It''s out now in beta from
http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/
> jsaccess/
>
> If you''re heading to RailsConf, Jeremy will be there.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Dave
> >
>
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