====== Books on Accessibility ======

===== For everyone =====

  * [[https://abookapart.com/products/accessibility-for-everyone|Accessibility for Everyone, Laura Kalbag]] – an introductory book
  * [[https://www.microcopybook.com/|Microcopy: the Complete Guide, Kinneret Yifrah]] – includes some valuable chapters on error messages, designing empty states, and cognitive accessibility

===== For developers =====

  * [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ebooks/form-design-patterns-ebook/|Form Design Patterns, Adam Silver]]
  * [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ebooks/apps-for-all-coding-accessible-web-applications/|Apps for All]], [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ebooks/inclusive-design-patterns-ebook/|Inclusive Design Patterns]], and [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/printed-books/inclusive-components/|Inclusive Components]] by Heydon Pickering – the most highly respected books on accessible app design
  * [[https://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/wafd/|Web Accessibility for Developers, Toronto Metropolitan University]] – an open textbook on ARIA. Note that many examples use divs incorrectly to trigger actions; see [[https://www.buttoncheatsheet.com/|the Button Cheat Sheet]] for a brief explanation of why this is wrong.