Holiday reading ‘A web for everyone’

As far as I'm concerned, a holiday is not complete without a board game and a good book. So why not add a touch of design accessibility reading into the mix at the beach, or in the battlements of a castle? 

A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences by Sarah Horton and Whitney Quesenbery was recommended to me by Caroline Jarrett as a great book for designing for the web, with accessibility in mind. 

It's an enjoyable read with a good overview, detail areas, examples, references and tangible actions. It is written to be relevant to a mixture of team members and skill levels, not just designers. This is core to their message, designing with accessibility in mind is the whole team’s responsibility. I heartily recommend it.

Things to think about

A definite takeaway is what an exciting opportunity accessibility is - and what a big impact it can make on users. I think the use of personas throughout the book really help to drive this message. As designers and teams making digital products, we should be excited by this challenge and make it our own requirement. It can be something we bring with us to all of the clients and projects we work with.