Inclusive Design for Accessibility: A Practical Guide to Digital Accessibility, UX, and Inclusive Web & App Design

by Dale Cruse, Denis Boudreau, Glenda Sims (Foreword by)

Overview

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 core principles of inclusive design for products serving all
• Conduct diverse user research to gain insights for accessibility experiences
• Implement best-practice accessibility standards in web deployment
• Create fully accessible content in text, audio, video, and other media formats
• Leverage AI tools to automate and boost accessibility features
• Design inclusive interfaces for mobile, VR, AR, and new tech
• Build a strong accessibility-focused culture in your teams
• Navigate legal and ethical accessibility to protect users, brand

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781835888223
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2025
Product dimensions:	75.00(w) x 92.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Denis Boudreau: An international expert in digital accessibility and inclusive leadership with 25 years of experience in the field, Denis Boudreau works with leaders and executives who are no longer willing to overlook disability inclusion and want their leadership style to finally move 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 ageing, 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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Defining Inclusive Design in the Digital Age
2. Understanding Diverse User Needs: Types of Disabilities and Assistive Technologies
3. Legal and Ethical Considerations in Accessible Design
4. User Research and Testing for Inclusive Products
5. Designing Accessible User Interfaces: Visual and Interaction Design
6. Creating Accessible Content: Writing, Images, and Multimedia
7. Developing Accessible Websites: HTML, CSS, and ARIA Best Practices
8. Mobile Accessibility: Designing for Touch and Voice Interfaces
9. Accessibility in Emerging Technologies: VR, AR, and AI
10. Foundations of Accessible Design System Patterns
11. Tools and Techniques for Accessibility Evaluation
12. Building an Inclusive Design Culture: Strategies for Organizations