Apps For All: Praise And Errata

In case you weren't already aware, I wrote a book. This is an unusual book since it is a whole technical book dedicated to making web applications accessible. Want to understand how to make dynamic, interactive applications that don't alienate and annoy folks? Using WAI-ARIA and other cool stuff? I've got you covered.

Book cover for Apps For All Coding Accessible Web Applications
Apps For All: Coding Accessible Web Applications

So there you have it. This post is where I'm collecting together reviews and endorsements for the book, plus where I'm listing any errata that the keen-eyed have spotted. Thank you.

Praise

The preeminent Bruce Lawson wrote a review of Apps For All on his blog. Sample quotation: Every developer should read this book, and put its techniques into practice. Now..

Heydon has written a truly awesome book here! He gets right to the stuff that developers love most: Coding. He provides concise context for those not too familiar with accessibility yet, but doesn't scare devs with legal stuff. He concentrates on the positive impact aspects aside those legal reqs and thus makes sure the book is fun to read! If you've been looking for a modern up-to-date easy introduction or refreshment of accessibility coding skills, this is the book to purchase!

Having read this book over the last couple of days I am in no doubt as to what all the developers at work are getting for Xmas. Its a fantastic read that sets out the reasons for WAI ARIA in a really easy to read and understand manner. the concepts are well explained and the code snippets are an awesome compliment to the well delivered prose. Its both funny and educational at the same time and I would highly recommend it to any developer who is keen to broaden his skill set. Fantastic job Heydon and I look forward to the sequel

Errata

The errata listed below refer to pages in the PDF version of the book. Many thanks to all those who spotted them, particularly @GaryJ, @KevinLozandier and @carpeau.