Publications
These publications offer foundational knowledge to help you expand your skills and knowledge of accessible design best practice.
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Access Ability 2: A Practical Handbook on Accessible Graphic Design
Adam Rallo RGD, Eric Forest RGD, James Kuo RGD, Randal Boutilier RGD, Edmund Li RGDRevised + Supersized Second Edition. This book is meant for anyone involved in the process of designing communication materials. This is a broad group of individuals, including professional graphic designers, clients, educators, students, and many others. Some of you are accessibility experts. Some of you have never even heard of the term accessible design until…
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A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experience
Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenbery. Rosenfeld Media, 2013.This book gives an introductory overview to the process of accessible and inclusive web design. It has a very user-centric focus, with special considerations for the diverse range of people who may be considered outliers.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
w3.org/TR/WCAG/This document covers a wide range of recommendations for making web content more accessible. These guidelines are utilized in most web accessibility standards and compliance. The WcAG 2.1 is currently the most up-to-date version, and it is backwards compatible with the WcAG 2.0. This means that content that conforms to WcAG 2.1 also conforms to…
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Universal Principles of Design (2nd Edition): 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
William Lidwell, Kristina Holden, Jill Butler. O’Reilly 2010.This book details over a hundred different principles that are relevant for human-centric design. It provides research based insights into human behaviour and perception.
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Universal Methods of Design: 100 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions
Bruce Hanington & Bela Martin. O’Reilly, 2012.This book details a hundred different methodologies that can be applied to the design process. It’s a practical catalogue of research and design methods for every phase of a design project, with considerations for accessibility and inclusivity.
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Understanding Document Accessibility: A Reference for Creating Accessible Office Documents
pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/docs/This book provides instructions on how to create accessible documents, spreadsheets, presentation slides, and PDFs across a wide variety of software. It is a comprehensive resource written for a general audience, available across a wide variety of formats.
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Typography Guru: What makes letters legible? July 31, 2011
Ralf Herrmann. typography.guru/journal/what-makes-letters-legible-r37/This online piece offers a succinct look at legibility from the perspective of extreme vision degradation.
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Typography Guru: Letter and symbol misrecognition in highly legible typefaces for general, children, dyslexic, visually impaired and ageing readers, 2019 fourth edition
Thomas Bohm typography.guru/journal/letters-symbols-misrecognition/This online paper identifies commonly confused letters and symbols in otherwise legible typefaces, with special consideration for children, dyslexic, visually impaired and ageing readers. It’s a highly up-to-date review of the research on this subject matter.
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Thinking with Type (2nd Edition)
Ellen Lupton. Princeton Architectural Press, 2010This book is an excellent primer for those with limited education and experience with typography. It’s a well considered introduction to the subject, presented in an approachable and illustrative manner.