| Designing for Accessibility: A Business Guide to Countering Design Exclusion Contributor(s): Keates, Simeon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805860975 ISBN-13: 9780805860979 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Author Dr. Simeon Keates presents a step-by-step guide on how to design products that offer the right combination of functionality, usability, and accessibility for all consumers. He articulates why these three elements can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and economically viable over the long term. The book demonstrates how to design products, services, and environments that do not discriminate between potential users and grounds of capability. It provides case studies that illustrate the corporate benefits for designing accessibility, in addition to carefully selected and valuable figures and tables and demystifies what is involved in designing inclusive products for all users. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Design - Product - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Engineering |
| Dewey: 620.82 |
| LCCN: 2006030960 |
| Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.92" W x 9.14" (0.69 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A step by step guide, this book covers how to design products that offer the right combination of functionality, usability, and accessibility for all consumers. The author articulates why these three elements can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and economically viable over the long term. He provides insightful case studies that illustrate the corporate benefits for designing accessibility, in addition to carefully selected and valuable figures and tables. Demystifying what is involved in designing inclusive products for all users, the book highlights numerous examples for designers, such as creating a tool for Web browsing for older adults, as well as digital television access. This volume is a beneficial resource for business managers, policymakers, as well as corporate and design researchers to ensure the practical realization of accessible technology for all segments of society. |