Designing for Accessibility - A Business Guide to Countering Design Exclusion (Hardcover)

As new technology continually emerges, it is essential that companies design products that offer the right combination of functionality, usability, and accessibility for all consumers. In this volume, author Dr. Simeon Keates presents a step-by-step guide for companies on how to accomplish this difficult task, articulating why these three elements can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and economically viable over the long term. It is a how to book to help companies and designers offer products, services, and environments that do not discriminate between potential users and grounds of capability. Designing for Accessibility provides insightful case studies to illustrate the corporate benefits for designing accessibility, in addition to carefully selected and valuable figures and tables. It serves as a means to demystify what is involved in designing inclusive products for all users. Dr. Keates highlights numerous examples for designers, such as creating a tool for Web browsing for older adults, as well as digital television access. well as corporate and design researchers to ensure the practical realization of accessible technology for all segments of society.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Human Factors and Ergonomics
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	2007
Authors:	Simeon Keates
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-6096-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > Ergonomics Promotions
LSN:	0-8058-6096-7
Barcode:	9780805860962

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