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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Universal Design
• Chapter 2: Norman's Design Concepts
• Chapter 3: Internet & Web Fundamentals
• Chapter 4: Website Planning & User Experience (previously "Web Design Basics")
• Chapter 5: Web Design (previously "Design Continued")
• Chapter 6: CSS (previously "chap 8: CSS – Separating Content from Presentation")
• Chap7-MoreHtmlChapter 7: Other HTML Elements
• Chapter 7: Responsive Design (new topic))
• Chapter 8: HTML, Structure & Design (previously "chap 6")
• Chapter 9: HTML 5 (new topic)
• Chapter 10: AJAX & ARIA (previously "chap 13")
• Chapter 11: Web Accessibility & Users (previously "chap 10")
• Chapter 12: Accessibility & Accessibility Testing (previously "chap 11")
• Chapter 13: The Mobile Web & Accessibility (previously "chap 12")
• Chapter 14: Pulling it all Together (new topic)

Key Concepts to Include

The following are key concepts that should be included in the book. At least, they are concepts that I (Howard) would like included because they are covered in my online course: Universal Design for Digital Media. It doesn't mean that additional topics cannot be included. Feel free to include your own suggestions.

I've broken them down the topics by the module topics of my course. The topics do not need to be arranged in the book similar to the outline below

Introduction to Universal Design

• The origins of Universal Design and the evolution of the concept
• Definitions and areas of Universal Design
• The 7 Principles of Universal Design
• Who is the audience – whom are we designing for and why?
• Disability & other demographics
• The aging of the Baby Boomers – the Silver Tsunami
• Situational Disability
• Disability & Internet demographic resources
• Universal Design in the Built Environment

Norman’s Design Concepts

• Affordance, Constraints, Feedback, Visibility
• Norman’s concepts in the physical world
• Norman’s concepts in the digital world and on the Web

Internet & Web Fundamentals

• The development of the Internet
• The history and development of the Web

Web Design Basics

• The history and importance of Web Standards
• Principles of page design: layout, composition, color, typography...
• Page design & Information Architecture
• A short guide to writing for the Web

Design Continued (changed to chap 3: Website Planning & User Experience)

• Interaction Design
• Personas
• Card Sorts
• Site maps and user flow diagrams

HTML, Structure & Design

• Pre-Web Standards: The problem with the old model
• Designing with Web Standards
• Structure & Semantics: the Document Object Module
• Meta Data
• The Semantic Web
• Semantics, Web Standards and SEO

Other HTML Elements

• Lists
• Tables
• Forms

CSS – Separating Content from Presentation

• CSS Basics
• Selectors
• Inheritance and Cascade
• The Benefits of CSS design

CSS Continued

• CSS structure – divs & other structure
• Positioning objects on the page
• CSS & Accessibility

Web Accessibility & Users

• Accessibility Overview
• The 4 major areas of disability
  • Mobility
  • Vision
  • Cognitive
  • Hearing

Accessibility & Accessibility Testing

• Evaluating Website Accessibility
• Tools for Evaluation
• Correction & Remediation
• Case Study(ies)

The Mobile Web & Accessibility

• The Intersection of Mobile Design & Accessibility
• Responsive Design
• Accessible Design

AJAX & ARIA

HTML 5

CSS3

About this Project

The goal of this project is to create an accessible ebook which can be used at no cost in university and college web design courses. The Saylor Foundation pays reimbursement of $20k for books that fit their course outlines. If compensation is received from such a source for the content of this book, it will be shared with the contributors based roughly on their amount of input into the book. However, be aware that there is no guaranty that any compensation will be forthcoming. The ultimate aim here is to create a free ebook in the area of Universal Design for Digital Media (focused primarily on Web Design). Due to the potential of additional compensation, please keep track of your contributions to this book.

About Contributing to and Editing this eBook

You can make edits and contributions through the editing feature of the wiki. You can also copy and paste sections or whole chapters into Word to make edits and additions. Please turn on tracking before you begin work on the original content. Then email the update file back to me at hkramer@colorado.edu.