A11Y Unraveled

Dimitris is originally from Greece and has been living in the UK for about 8 years now. He started working as a graphic designer around 2004 doing mostly print work, had his own business along the way and he is now working as a senior designer on web and digital products. He considers himself a hobbyist designer, since he has not been formally educated in the subject (he holds a degree in Geography and now finishing a degree in Biology). However, Dimitri does love all things about design and has managed to make his hobby into a profession, so he considers that a win. Dimitris likes to think that the fact he is interested in multiple subjects allows for a more spherical, multivariate-variate approach to solving (design) problems, and natural curiosity is one of the main reasons he decided to write this book. While working as a designer he always thought to himself “why do I do this”, “does it matter”, “how will this/that affect usage” so when he started learning about web accessibility, he naturally went in there 100% ready to make sense of it all. Combine that with the fact that he was appointed as the main accessibility contact in the company he works for, he had to educate himself on the subject. Now, Dimitris would like to share what he has learnt and make digital professionals see that it’s actually pretty easy to make something accessible.

 Chapter 1: When the amazon was nothing but a river.- Chapter 2: Be a designer they said. It'll be fun they said.- Chapter 3: One standard at a time. What is web acc..s....- Chapter 4: How do people perceive content?.- Chapter 5: Tell me what to do! Designing for users with disabilities.- Chapter 6: How do I know I'm doing it right?.- Chapter 7: But do I have to?.- Chapter 8: What is usability?.- Chapter 9: Accessibility and usability. A love affair.- Chapter 10: Who are we designing for?.- Chapter 11: You can't tell me what to do. I'm an adult!.- Chapter 12: Now you see me, now you don't.- Chapter 13: Click me like you mean it.