Learn the art of inclusive design and create digital experiences that are truly accessible to all users, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds

Key Features

• Understand inclusive design principles to create digital experiences accessible to all users
• Explore cutting-edge AI and emerging tech applications in accessibility and inclusive design
• Learn practical strategies for building an inclusive design culture within organizations

Book Description

In today's digital world, creating inclusive experiences is both a moral and business necessity. To expand your thinking, Inclusive Design for Accessibility provides an overview of the tools and knowledge to transform your approach to digital design and development.

With contributions from twelve accessibility leaders — Dale Cruse, Denis Boudreau, Dr. Angela Young, Maya Sellon, Julianna Rowsell, Nandita Gupta, Jennifer Chadwick, Crystal Scott, Chris McMeeking, Dr. Keith Newton, Charlie Triplett, and Kai Wong — this book will lay out the fundamentals of inclusive design, as well as its application in advanced and emerging technologies, helping you build digital products that go beyond compliance and truly empower all users, regardless of abilities.

Here, you'll discover practical strategies and real-world examples that will allow you to embed accessibility into projects, from user research and testing to creating accessible websites and mobile apps. You’ll also explore how AI can enhance accessibility and how to tackle challenges posed by VR and AR technologies.

For designers, developers, product managers, and business leaders, this book will reshape how you approach inclusive design, helping you move beyond ticking boxes and toward building digital solutions that serve all users effectively.

What you will learn

• Master the core principles of inclusive design to create products that serve all
• Conduct diverse user research to gain insights into accessible experiences
• Implement accessibility best practices in your web and mobile deployments
• Create fully accessible content in text, audio, and video formats
• Explore the accessibility challenges and opportunities with AI, VR, and AR
• Navigate the legal and ethical implications of accessibility to protect users and your brand
• Build a strong accessibility-focused culture in your teams

Who this book is for

This book is perfect for digital designers, developers, UX professionals, product managers, and business leaders committed to inclusive design. It offers practical skills to create accessible digital products, as well as covering legal and ethical aspects, user research, and building an accessibility culture within teams.

You don’t need to be an expert to get value from this book. Each chapter offers actionable insights that stand on their own – be it UX design, product management, development, or accessibility leadership.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Foundations of Inclusive Design

Chapter 1: Defining Inclusive Design in the Digital Age

Chapter 2: Understanding Diverse User Needs: Types of Disabilities and Assistive Technologies

Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Accessible Design

Chapter 4: User Research and Testing for Inclusive Products

Part 2: Designing for Accessibility

Chapter 5: Designing Accessible User Interfaces: Visual and Interaction Design

Chapter 6: Creating Accessible Content: Writing, Images, and Multimedia

Chapter 7: Developing Accessible Websites: HTML, CSS, and ARIA Best Practices

Chapter 8: Mobile Accessibility: Designing for Touch and Voice Interfaces

Part 3: Advanced Strategies and Implementation

Chapter 9: Accessibility in Emerging Technologies: VR, AR, and Al

Chapter 10: Foundations of Accessible Design System Patterns

Chapter 11: Tools and Techniques for Accessibility Evaluation and Prioritization

Chapter 12: Building an Inclusive Design Culture: Strategies for Organizations

About the Authors

Dale Cruse is a highly sensitive empath driven by a lifelong commitment to equal opportunity, inspired by his parents with disabilities. He created accessibility programs at Twitch and McGraw-Hill Education and led inclusive design initiatives at Microsoft and Deque, where he also helped launch the industry-standard axe DevTools accessibility testing plugin. Dale shared his expertise in the book Accessibility for Everyone, and The Web Ahead podcast, and is the author of HTML5 Multimedia Development Cookbook for Packt Publishing.

Denis Boudreau is an international expert in digital accessibility and inclusive leadership with 25 years of experience in the field, working with leaders and executives who are no longer willing to overlook disability inclusion and want to transform their leadership approach from "inclusive-ish" to truly inclusive. He specializes in supporting organizations wishing to adopt more inclusive leadership and communication practices, particularly for their workforce and clients who live with disabilities, are aging, or are marginalized by technology. Offering thought leaders and communicators the means to extend the reach of their message to a much broader audience, he is also the author of the Amazon bestseller The Inclusive Speaker, published in 2023.