ASU Accessibility Awareness Day
Books by 2024 keynote speaker, Belo Cipriani
The 2024 keynote speaker is Belo Miguel Cipriani, Ed.D.
Dr. Cipriani is a digital inclusion strategist, author and teacher who became passionate about making online spaces accessible after an assault in 2007 left him blind.
Dr. Cipriani's books and articles on disability issues have received numerous awards and international recognition. He's a Yale guest lecturer and was appointed by Governor Tim Walz to the Minnesota Council on Disability. HuffPost called him an “Agent of Change,” and SF Weekly named him one of the best disability advocates. Tony Coelho, the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act, called him an “important voice” in disability writing.
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Blind : A Memoir
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Call number: HV1792.C54 A3 2018ISBN: 9781732312722Publication date: 2018-08-01Imagine that the most severe physical pain and sorrow of your life was caused by the people you trusted most. In the spring of 2007, Belo Cipriani was beaten and robbed of his sight at the hands of his childhood friends. "Blind: A Memoir" chronicles the two years immediately following the assault. At the age of 26, Belo found himself learning to walk, cook, and date in the dark. Armed with visual memory and his newly developed senses, Belo shows readers what the blind see. He narrates the little known world of the blind, where microwaves, watches, and computers talk, and where guide dogs guard as well as lead. -
Firsts : Coming of Age Stories By People With Disabilities
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Call number: HV1552.3 .F57 2018ISBN: 9781732312708Publication date: 2018-10-01Take a step back in time with some of the best writers with disabilities as they recount their first adventure, their first heartbreak, and the first time the unexpected treaded into their life. From body transformations to social setbacks, to love affairs and family trauma, Firsts collects the most thought-provoking and exciting stories of our time by people with disabilities. Contributors include Nigel David Kelly, Kimberly Gerry-Tucker, Caitlin Hernandez, Andrew Gurza, and David-Elijah Nahmod.
Recommended books
About the recommended reading
The majority of the books on this reading list were recommended by members of the ASU Accessibility Awareness Day planning committee.
Most of these books are electronic books (ebooks) available to ASU students, faculty, and staff. Some are open access, so are available to anyone for free as an ebook.
If you would like to acquire a personal copy, check with your favorite book store.
Books (in alphabetical order)
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A11Y Unraveled: Become a Web Accessibility Ninja
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ISBN: 9781484290842Publication date: 2023-03-25Make designing and developing accessible websites fun and straightforward by deciphering information that is often confusing. This book examines how web professionals can ensure a website is as accessible as it can be, meeting the needs of its audience. The main focus is on web accessibility and, WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 guidelines: what they are, who they are for, and what can be done from a design point of view to make the lives of the users easier. In reviewing the fundamentals, emphasis will be given on what disabilities could potentially prevent users from getting the information they need and what can be done to help them. -
Against Technoableism : Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
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Call number: HV1568 .S453 2023ISBN: 9781324036661Publication date: 2023-09-19When bioethicist and professor Ashley Shew became a self-described "hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn's disease and tinnitus," there was no returning to "normal." Suddenly well-meaning people called her an "inspiration" while grocery shopping or viewed her as a needy recipient of technological wizardry. Most disabled people don't want what the abled assume they want--nor are they generally asked. Almost everyone will experience disability at some point in their lives, yet the abled persistently frame disability as an individual's problem rather than a social one. In a warm, feisty voice and vibrant prose, Shew shows how we can create better narratives and more accessible futures by drawing from the insights of the cross-disability community. To forge a more equitable world, Shew argues that we must eliminate "technoableism"--the harmful belief that technology is a "solution" for disability; that the disabled simply await being "fixed" by technological wizardry; that making society more accessible and equitable is somehow a lesser priority. -
Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (Audio Book)
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ISBN: 9780262043458Publication date: 2020-03-03"Design justice" is an approach to design that is led by marginalized communities and that aims explicitly to challenge, rather than reproduce, structural inequalities. It has emerged from a growing community of designers in various fields who work closely with social movements and community-based organizations around the world. This book explores the theory and practice of design justice, demonstrates how universalist design principles and practices erase certain groups of people-specifically, those who are intersectionally disadvantaged or multiply burdened under the matrix of domination (white supremacist heteropatriarchy, ableism, capitalism, and settler colonialism)-and invites readers to "build a better world, a world where many worlds fit; linked worlds of collective liberation and ecological sustainability." -
Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (Open Access)
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ISBN: 9780262043458Publication date: 2020-03-03"Design justice" is an approach to design that is led by marginalized communities and that aims explicitly to challenge, rather than reproduce, structural
inequalities. It has emerged from a growing community of designers in various fields who work closely with social movements and community-based organizations around the world. This book explores the theory and practice of design justice, demonstrates how universalist design principles and practices erase certain groups of people-specifically, those who are intersectionally disadvantaged or multiply burdened under the matrix of domination (white supremacist heteropatriarchy, ableism, capitalism, and settler colonialism)-and invites readers to "build a better world, a world where many worlds fit; linked worlds of collective liberation and ecological sustainability." -
Guide to Digital Accessibility: Policies, Practices, and Professional Development
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ISBN: 9781642674538Publication date: 2023-02-10Written for practitioners by practitioners, this book addresses vital compliance issues and maps a range of proven practices that will create and enrich online learning experiences that are accessible and usable by all learners. -
Inclusive Design for a Digital World Designing with Accessibility in Mind
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ISBN: 1484250168Publication date: 2019In Inclusive Design for a Digital World, multiple crucial aspects of technological accessibility are confronted, followed by step-by-step solutions from User Experience Design professor and author Regine Gilbert. Think about every potential user who could be using your product. Could they be visually impaired? Have limited motor skills? Be deaf or hard of hearing? This book addresses a plethora of web accessibility issues that people with disabilities face. -
Making Inclusive Higher Education a Reality: Creating a University for All
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ISBN: 9781032154770Publication date: 2023-04-20Revealing higher education inclusive practice in action, this key title showcases a range of international case studies from a number of universities in order to highlight approaches to developing a culture of access and inclusion. -
Practical Web Accessibility: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Inclusion
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ISBN: 9798868801518Publication date: 2024-04-18In this updated and revamped second edition of the Amazon technology chart-topping Practical Web Accessibility, you'll be guided through a broad range of disabilities and access needs. You'll understand the ways these users typically engage with the web, the barriers they often face, and practical advice on how your websites and content can be compliant, but more than that, inclusive and enjoyable to use. -
Transforming Higher Education Through Universal Design for Learning: An International Perspective
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ISBN: 1351132067Publication date: 2019-02-21Providing insight into the background, theory and practical applications of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Transforming Higher Education through Universal Design for Learning: An International Perspective examines and shares best practice in UDL implementation worldwide to provide strategies for strengthening student accessibility, engagement and learning outcomes through the development of flexible learning environments. -
Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design: International Perspectives on UDL
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ISBN: 9781138351073Publication date: 2019-09-25Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design explores the ways that educators around the world reduce barriers for students with disabilities and other challenges by planning and implementing accessible, equitable, high-quality curricula. Incorporating key frameworks such as Universal Design for Learning. These dynamic contributions highlight essential supports for flexibility in student engagement, representation of content, and learner action and expression. This comprehensive resource--rich with coverage of foundations, policies, technology applications, accessibility challenges, case studies, and more--leads the way to design and delivery of instruction that meets the needs of learners in varying contexts, from early childhood through adulthood. -
Web Accessibility Cookbook: Creating Inclusive Experiences
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ISBN: 9781098145606Publication date: 2024Frontend developers have to consider many things: browser compatibility, usability, performance, scalability, SEO, and other best practices. But the most fundamental aspect of creating websites is one that often falls short: accessibility. Accessibility is the cornerstone of any website, and if a website is inaccessible, users won't be able to interact with it, obtain information, sign up for services, or buy products.
The Web Accessibility Cookbook provides you with dozens of recipes to help you avoid these failures. You'll learn how to build common components, such as main navigation, filters, and dialogs, in an accessible manner. Each recipe not only explains how to build things but also why. Author Manuel Matuzovic provides the knowledge you need to create your own accessible components and address your users' varying needs, abilities, and preferences.
