Accessibilty
Web accessibility has been a legal requirement in countries that have
disability and discrimination laws, such as the UK, for a number of
years. However, few businesses show much more interest than they did
three years ago, with many ignoring it altogether.
This workshop
provides a practical hands-on approach to accessibility compliance and
inclusive design. Through the day you’ll learn how to champion the
cause, identify compliance issues and easily build sites that are easy
for anyone to use.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is for you if you are actively involved in website design
either as a designer, developer or manager of an in-house or agency web
design team. The course will also be valuable for marketing managers
who want to find out about the business and brand benefits of an
accessibility focus, and project managers who want to ensure their web
projects comply with standards and legislation.
HOW WILL I BENEFIT?
After attending this course, you will be able to:
• Articulate the business benefits of an accessible website
• Describe the assistive devices used by disabled people to overcome accessibility barriers
• Demystify accessibility compliance documents and laws
• Evaluate website accessibility and define how accessibility standards will be met
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
This in-depth course will cover the following topics:
Accessibility standards explained
• W3C / WAI
• SENDA
• RNIB
Legal standing
• DDA and other laws
Introduction to accessibility
• What does it mean?
• Who’s affected?
• Assistive technology demonstration
• Video presentation
Practical examples
• The good, bad and ugly of accessible sites
Testing for accessibility compliance
• Simple tools and techniques available to everyone
Creating accessible sites
• Dispelling common myths
• Easy work-arounds
• Writing for the web
• Basic best practice compliance
Practical introduction to WAI
• Overview of simplified standards
• Participatory site inspection
Future trends
• Cross platform compliance (TV and mobile)
• Video presentation
For further information about this course visit the training homepage.
