| Duration | One Day |
| Public scheduled course | £N/A plus VAT |
| Individual tuition | £420 plus VAT |
The cost of this course includes six months telephone Helpline support, course notes, lunch and a certificate |
|
|
This course is only available as private tuition |
|
“
Lovely environment and people”
Training Manager, EMAP
Conforming to Accessibility Guidelines
Course Overview
Making your website accessible to all regardless of technical limitations or disability has become a major issue for any company with a web presence. Websites designed without taking accessibility into consideration exclude certain sectors of the population, limit your customer base and may ultimately be illegal. New Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 were published in December 08.
This course is aimed at web project managers and quality testing personnel and those responsible for ensuring their company website meets contemporary legal requirements.
Course content
Background to accessibility
• Introduction to web accessibility
• Essential components of web accessibility
• Development of WCAG 2.0 guidelines
Web Accessibility Initiative
• Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG)
• User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
WCAG Guidelines
• What is WCAG intended for?
• Identifying key disability groups
• Evaluation tools for developers
Principles of Accessibility
• Perceivable
• Operable
• Understandable
• Robust
How to meet WCAG 2.0
• Text alternatives
• Time-based media
• Adaptable content
• Keyboard accessible
• Enough time
• Seizures
• Readable
• Predictable
• Input assistance
• Compatible
Evaluating web sites for Accessibility
• Different approaches for evaluating websites for accessibility
• Potential accessibility problems - what to look out for
• Evaluation tools
• Online resources
Questions and answers