Accessibility for Everybody: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements [Hardcover]

John Mueller (Author), Claudia Meyer (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Books for Professionals by Professionals | Publication Date: April 23, 2003

While other books are looking to the Web and people with disabilities to focus attention on accessibility issues, "Accessibility for Everybody: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements" looks that whole picture--accessibility for everyone in every environment. The government quickly realized that they have a wealth of older applications that will never appear on the Internet, but require some type of remedial upgrade to make them more accessible. The Section 508 rules don't just touch on the Internet, they provide rules about every aspect of computer use. Issues such as how to build accessible furniture or adding accessibility features to the phone system cannot be addressed within the scope of this book, but the book will touch on every issue the average Windows developer is going to want to know about. Eventually, the vast majority of developers will recognize the need to add accessibility as one of the design goals for any application. However, one of the issues hindering that goal is the language used to convey the legal requirements for accessibility. This book seeks to remove the artificial hurdles presented by the language of the law by presenting the information in plain English. In short, this book about accessibility will make the Section 508 requirements more accessible to the average developer. Included will be Web sites, programming examples, sources of additional information, and other aids meant to make the job easier.

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About the Author

John Paul Mueller is a hands-on programmer and author who has written 56 books and over 200 articles on topics ranging from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. His books include Web Matrix Developer's Guide from Apress, several C# developer guides, a small business and home office networking guide, a book on SOAP, and Windows XP user guides. John has provided technical-editing services to more than 30 authors, as well as both Database Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He has additionally contributed articles to SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, and Visual Basic Developer. He edits the .NET electronic newsletter for Pinnacle Publishing. Sign up for John's free newsletter, .NET Developer eXTRA, at http://www.freeenewsletters.com/. For updates and other book information, visit John's website at http://www.mwt.net/~jmueller/.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (April 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590590864
• ISBN-13: 978-1590590867
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 87 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads down programming. His most recent book is "Windows Command Line Administration Instant Reference" (Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-65046-2). His technical editing skills have helped over 52 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. You can reach John on the Internet at [e-mail] and his Web site at: http://www.mwt.net/~jmueller/.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Getting-Started and a Must-Have for Reference, March 26, 2004

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Sara Ford (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accessibility for Everybody: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements (Hardcover)

As an excellent guide to getting started with accessibility and a must-have for anyone's reference collection, this book truly lives up to its name "Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements." Having been an Accessibility tester for 2.5 years now, I recommend this book to anyone working with or considering Accessibility support.(...)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Author Knows How To Write, January 17, 2004

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Rational "Sensible" (High Point, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accessibility for Everybody: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements (Hardcover)

I know that Mr. Mueller writes great books--from reading other books he's written. You can rely on his depth of research, and the clarity of this writing. If you're interested in Accessibility, you'll find it thoroughly covered here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Section 508 Compliancy, April 24, 2010

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William Haugen (Glenville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accessibility for Everybody: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements (Hardcover)

Not the "How To" I was hoping for, but a lot of useful information nonetheless. I am responsible for Section 508 compliance at work and deal mostly EI&T rather than the physical applications, but this has a lot of good information as to what to plan for and how to avoid many problems regarding accessibility issues. Worth the price, but use it as a reference along with other publications such as those by Karen MaCall.