A Book Apart: Accessibility For Everyone By Laura Kalbag

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On a recent episode of the JavaScript Jabber podcast, Chris DeMars talked about the importance of website accessibility. The panel discussion became a little bit contentious as the group boiled accessibility down to a "moral" issue; and, whether or not you "think right" towards people. It made me feel guilty about my general lack of understanding on how accessibility manifests in a website. So, in an attempt to take a step towards educating myself, I went to see if A Book Apart had any relevant publications. Luckily, they published Accessibility For Everyone by Laura Kalbag. Like all A Book Apart publications, Laura's book was concise, easy-to-consume, and chock full of good information.This assumption probably speaks directly to my ignorance about accessibility; but, I expected this book to be a tutorial on how to apply WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roles to my website and web application markup. This is not that book. Laura touches u…