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Engineering Software for Accessibility

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Description

  • Copyright 2009
  • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9"
  • Edition: 1st
  • eBook
  • ISBN-10: 0-7356-4064-5
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-4064-1

Create Web sites and software that meet the sensory, dexterity, and cognitive needs of your users. Whether you’re a developer or a project manager, this guide teaches you how to incorporate programmatic access and keyboard access into your interfaces—starting at the product planning and design stage.

  • Follow a real-world example that integrates accessibility at each stage of the development cycle
  • See how the components of the UI Automation architecture fit together to enable accessibility
  • Deliver programmatic access through the API—and expose navigation, interactive controls, keyboard focus, and other important information about the UI
  • Design a logical hierarchy for the UI that meets the programmatic and keyboard navigation needs of your users
  • Know when to apply common controls and when it’s worth the expense to build custom controls
  • Give users a variety of accessibility options—from font size and color contrast to screen readers and voice recognition
  • Test your product’s accessibility features and document the implementation

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The UI Automation Environment
  • Chapter 2: Designing the Logical Hierarchy
  • Chapter 3: Designing Your Implementation
  • Chapter 4: Testing and Delivery
  • Windows Automation API: Overview
  • UI Automation Overview
  • Glossary

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