The web has to be inclusive. One in five people living in the UK have a disability. From
Microsoft's inclusive design movement - creating adaptive controllers for users with a range of
disabilities - to Beyoncé's site being sued for failure to be accessible the importance of
considering access needs is gaining mainstream attention. Recognizing and catering for a range
of disabilities in our online platforms is key to achieving a truly inclusive web. You'll be
guided through a broad range of access needs the barriers users often face and provided
practical advice on how your sites can help rather than hinder. Going beyond advice tailored
solely for developers this book offers potential improvements for designers developers user
experience professionals QA and testers so that everyone involved in building a website can
engage with the concepts without the need to understand how to code.Learn about the very latest
technology - such as natural language processing andsmart home tech - and explore its
application accessibly. This book comes complete with practical examples you can use in your
own sites and for the first time in any web accessibility book access needs experienced by
those with mental health disorders and cognitive impairments are comprehensively covered.
Applicable to both new projects and those maintaining existing sites and looking for achievable
improvements on them Practical Web Inclusion and Accessibility gives you all the information
you need to ensure that your sites are truly accessible for the modern inclusive web. What You
Will Learn Understand the vast range of disabilities that have online access needs Apply the
practical steps required to cater for those needs Use new technology to open up exciting
avenues for the sites you create and maintain Approach accessibility from a full spectrum of
online disciplines Start thinking about users with specific disabilities and how it impacts
your work Who This Book Is For Anyone who wants to have a greater understanding of the
inclusive web and considerations that should be made. You do not need to have coding knowledge.
