New Web Accessibility Book for Web Developers Who Have No Time to Read Big Books

Jim Byrne, a pioneer in the field of Accessible web design, having created one of the worlds first web accessibility consultancies in 1996, has published a new book for Web developers who are short on time, but big on a desire to create accessible web sites. 60 hot to touch Accessible Web Design tips takes a different approach to the standard heavy web technique tomes - offering light bytes for quick and easy digestion. The book contains 60 easy to understand, practical tips that can be put to good use when developing websites.

Glasgow, UK (PRWEB) August 31, 2006

Jim Byrne, a pioneer in the field of Accessible web design, having created one of the worlds first web accessibility consultancies in 1996, has published a new book for Web developers who are short on time, but big on a desire to create accessible web sites.

60 hot to touch Accessible Web Design tips takes a different approach to the standard heavy web technique tomes - offering light bytes for quick and easy digestion. The book contains 60 easy to understand, practical tips that can be put to good use when developing websites.

The book covers a wide range of topics, from how to add accessible multimedia to how to ensure the correct character encoding. It is full of examples and links to valuable resources – and written in an accessible style ensuring that it will be of use to web developers at every level.

“The main problem I find when reading web accessibility books is that I get bored easily. I’ve written this book for web developers who, like myself, are short of time, but still want to learn essential web accessibility techniques.

Web developer can no longer afford to create websites that are not accessible to the broadest range of visitors. Even if you are prepared to discount the ethical arguments, the economic implications of creating an accessible site can’t be ignored.”

60 hot to touch Accessible Web Design tips is available for purchase today at http://www.lulu.com*.

Link to Publication*: http://www.lulu.com/content/303748

ABOUT AUTHOR

Jim Byrne was a pioneer in the field of Accessible web design, having created one of the worlds first web accessibility consultancies in 1996. He has won several awards for his work in the area of web accessibility and he is the founder of the Worldwide Guild of Accessible Web Designers. He has written numerous articles, books and tutorials and provides accessible web design training courses and Web Accessibility Services via his Web design and development business, Jim Byrne & Associates.

MEDIA CONTACT:    Jim Byrne +44 141 576 9446

Website: Jim Byrne & Associates

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