- From: Simeon Keates <skeates@itasoftware.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 12:02:51 -0400
- To: "Michael R. Burks" <mburks952@worldnet.att.net>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi, Not yet - I'll get to work on that with LEA. Regards, Simeon ----- Dr Simeon Keates skeates@itasoftware.com 617-714-2611 On May 23, 2007, at 11:19 AM, Michael R. Burks wrote: > > Hello, > > Is there an accessible electronic version available? > > Sincerely, > > Mike Burks > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] > On Behalf > Of Simeon Keates > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:34 AM > To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > Subject: New book on accessibility > > > Hi, > > I'm very pleased to announce a new book on accessibility. > > "Design for Accessibility: A business guide to accessibility" is now > available from Lawrence Erlbaum (via sites such as Amazon). > > Thanks (and sorry for the self-plug). > > Simeon > > --- > > From the back cover: > > "This is a practical, how-to-do-it manual for designers, strategists, > design and innovation managers and new product developers. At the > heart of Dr Keates' book is the message that modern companies, and in > particular those in the all important IT and communication > industries, need to travel the journey from implementing accessible > technology for compliance reasons such as Section 508, to delivering > products and services that support a person's total quality of life. > Achieving this will require business transformation of a significant > order, but, as the book demonstrates, the rationale, methods, tools > and techniques are all there. Thanks to Dr. Keates' book, putting > this into practice becomes a feasible and relatively risk-free > project." > Roger > Coleman > Professor of Inclusive Design and Director, Helen Hamlyn Research > Centre, The Royal College of Art, London > > > "This exceptional 'how to' handbook for businesses has finally > managed to connect the dots between functionality, usability and > accessibility in a way that is both insightful and relevant. Dr. > Keates' assertion that the right combination of these three elements > can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and > economically viable over the long term is a critical message for > corporations today. Designing with accessibility in mind isn't about > appealing to a niche market of people with disabilities; it's about > making your products, services, and solutions available to and usable > by all people, regardless of age or ability." > > Frances W. West > > Director, IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center > > > "Getting businesses to redesign their processes to embed designing > for accessibility in every stage of product development is a > Herculean task..until now. Simeon Keates guides us through a > disability-sensitive rationale for why universal design for > accessibility is an essential business strategy today and provides us > with a comprehensive plan to accomplish it." > John > D. Kemp > Powers > Pyles Sutter and Verville, P.C. > > > > > ----- > > Dr Simeon Keates > skeates@itasoftware.com > > 617-714-2611 > > > > > >
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