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<h2>This is the main page for the ''Universal Design for Digital Media'' ebook.</h2> Select the chapter titles below to view or edit chapters.
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<h2>Select the chapter titles below to view or edit chapters</h2>
 
[//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=suggest_a_topic''Have a topic or chapter title you would like to add to the list below?'']
 
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap1-Introduction2UD''Chapter 1: Introduction to Universal Design'']
 
* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap1-Introduction2UD''Chapter 1: Introduction to Universal Design'']
 
* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap2-Intro2Design''Chapter 2: Norman's Design Concepts'']
 
* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap2-Intro2Design''Chapter 2: Norman's Design Concepts'']
* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap3-Intro2Design''Chapter 2: Norman's Design Concepts'']
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap3-Internet''Chapter 3: <del>Internet &amp; Web Fundamentals</del> History of the Internet & the Web & the Development of Web Standards (will use http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/The_history_of_the_Web)'']
<h1>Chapter 3 – Internet &amp; Web Fundamentals</h1>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap4-User_Experience''Chapter 4: <del>Website Planning &amp; User Experience</del>Information Architecture &mdash; planning out a web site (will use http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Information_Architecture_-_planning_out_a_web_site) (previously "Web Design Basics")]
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap5-WebDesign''Chapter 5: <del>Web Design</del>Introduction to Web Design: what does a good web page need? (will use http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/What_does_a_good_web_page_need) (previously "Design Continued")]
  <li>The development of the Internet</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap6-layout''Chapter 6: Page Layout (will use chap 6 of http://guidelines.usability.gov/ - "Page Layout"]
  <li>The history and development of the Web</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap6-layout''Chapter 7: Color Schemes, Typography & Design Mockup (will use http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Colour_schemes_and_design_mockups)]
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* <del>Chap7-MoreHtml''Chapter 7: Other HTML Elements</del>
<h1>Chapter 4 – Web Design Basics</h1>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap<del>6</del>8-css''Chapter 6: CSS (previously "chap 8: CSS – Separating Content from  Presentation")]
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* <del>Chap7-MoreHtml''Chapter 7: Other HTML Elements</del>
  <li>The history and importance of Web Standards</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap7-Html''Chapter 7: Responsive Design (new topic))]
  <li>Principles of page design: layout, composition,  color, typography...</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap8-Html''Chapter 8: HTML, Structure &amp; Design (previously "chap 6")]
  <li>Page design &amp; Information Architecture</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap9-html5''Chapter 9: HTML 5 (new topic)]
  <li>A short guide to writing for the Web</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap10-AjaxAria''Chapter 10: AJAX &amp; ARIA (previously "chap 13")]
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap11-Access-n-Users''Chapter 11: Web Accessibility &amp; Users (previously "chap 10")]
<h1>Chapter 5 – Design Continued</h1>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap12-AccessTesting''Chapter 12: Accessibility &amp; Accessibility Testing (previously "chap 11")]
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap13-MobilWeb''Chapter 13: The Mobile Web &amp; Accessibility (previously "chap 12")]
  <li>Interaction Design</li>
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* [//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chap14-AllTogether''Chapter 14: Pulling it all Together (new topic)]
  <li>Personas</li>
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  <li>Card Sorts</li>
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  <li>Site maps and user flow diagrams</li>
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<h1>Chapter 6 – HTML, Structure &amp; Design</h1>
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  <li>Pre-Web Standards: The problem with the old  model</li>
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  <li>Designing with Web Standards</li>
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  <li>Structure &amp; Semantics: the Document Object  Module</li>
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  <li>Meta Data</li>
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  <li>The Semantic Web</li>
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  <li>Semantics, Web Standards and SEO</li>
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<h1>Other HTML Elements</h1>
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  <li>Lists</li>
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  <li>Tables</li>
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  <li>Forms</li>
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<h1>CSS – Separating Content from  Presentation</h1>
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  <li>CSS  Basics</li>
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  <li>Selectors</li>
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  <li>Inheritance and Cascade</li>
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  <li>The Benefits of CSS  design</li>
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<h1>CSS Continued</h1>
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  <li>CSS  structure – divs &amp; other structure</li>
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  <li>Positioning objects on the page</li>
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  <li>CSS  &amp; Accessibility</li>
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<h1>Web Accessibility &amp; Users</h1>
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  <li>Accessibility Overview</li>
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  <li>The 4 major areas of disability</li>
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    <li>Mobility</li>
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    <li>Vision</li>
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    <li>Cognitive</li>
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    <li>Hearing </li>
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  </ul>
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<h1>Accessibility &amp; Accessibility Testing</h1>
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  <li>Evaluating Website Accessibility</li>
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  <li>Tools for Evaluation</li>
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  <li>Correction &amp; Remediation</li>
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  <li>Case Study(ies)</li>
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<h1>The Mobile Web &amp; Accessibility</h1>
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  <li>The Intersection of Mobile  Design &amp; Accessibility</li>
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  <li>Responsive Design</li>
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  <li>Accessible Design</li>
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<h1>AJAX &amp; ARIA</h1>
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<h3>About this Project</h3>
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<h3 id="keyconcepts">[//webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=KeyConcepts''Key Concepts to Include]</h3>
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<p>Direct link to key concepts: http://webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=KeyConcepts</p>
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<h3 id="moreaboutproject">About this Project</h3>
 
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.
 
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.
  
 
<h3>About Contributing to and Editing this eBook</h3>
 
<h3>About Contributing to and Editing this eBook</h3>
 
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.
 
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.

Latest revision as of 20:16, 18 June 2014

Select the chapter titles below to view or edit chapters

Have a topic or chapter title you would like to add to the list below?

Table of Contents


Key Concepts to Include

Direct link to key concepts: http://webdevgroupcu.org/wiki/index.php?title=KeyConcepts


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.