Overview and objectives
This technical, interactive workshop introduces delegates to the application of common web design techniques that can make a website more accessible. It covers the methods of web design that cause the most common accessibility problems and includes site, page and information structure, using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to enhance accessibility, constructing usable forms and deploying unobtrusive JavaScript.
The workshop involves hands-on experience of screen reading software and introduces useful examples of good and bad practice on the web today. Overall, the workshop aims to provide you with knowledge and experience that will help you create and maintain accessible websites.
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Suitable for: web designers, developers and programmers. Key stakeholders in the design and build of websites who already have a basic understanding of accessible web design.
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Pre-requisites: A sound knowledge of (X)HTML and a basic knowledge of CSS.
Content
Aspects include:
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structure - a logical look at how to correctly structure web pages using semantic (X)HTML
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data tables - how to create accessible data tables to present both complex and simple tabular data
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - how to use CSS to separate structure and presentation and enhance navigational accessibility
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forms and JavaScript - practical examples of accessible, usable forms and unobtrusive JavaScript
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WAI-ARIA - an introduction to the techniques that can make Rich Internet Applications and other dynamic content accessible.
Benefits
Delegates will learn:
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how disabled users access the information in websites
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how to go beyond simply applying basic accessible web design as outlined by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and apply best practice real world solutions
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about logical page structure and how to remove hidden barriers to access within navigation
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the importance of separating the structure of information from its visual presentation
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how to use JavaScript to enhance rather than prevent accessibility and build workable forms
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the way to make up-to-the-minute techniques accessible to all.
Delegate comments
"It was very interesting to hear solid reasoning from a first-hand user and not just some theory from a developer as on most courses I have attended."
John Harvey, Head of Production, Design UK.
"Very good. I thought I'd read most of the articles and my knowledge about accessibility was about 60 percent. It was really about 20 per cent but now is more like 60 per cent. Well done."
Melissa Cupis, Director, Budget Web Sites Ltd.
"Excellent content - answered a lot of the questions I had. Incredibly useful and more detailed than I expected."
Craig Molloy, Web Design Manager, The Higher Education Academy.
"Very pleased - thorough explanations of all topics covered. Frequent breaks for questions and answers. Provided me with a much clearer overall understanding of web accessibility and tips and techniques which I can implement into my daily work practice."
Philip McGuirk, Web Production Executive, Jobsgopublic Ltd.
Course detail
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Duration: full day (10am to 4.30pm)
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Fee: £350 plus VAT
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Dates and venues:
How to book
To book a place on one of our open training courses, please fill out the
online open training booking form. Alternatively, please download and complete the
open training booking form (Word, 101kb) and email it to
webaccess@rnib.org.uk or contact us on
020 7391 2178.
A 10 per cent discount is available for delegates that book on more than one training course during the same training week. This 10 per cent discount applies to each course booked after the first one.
If your organisation has six or more delegates who would like to attend this course on the same day, we would be happy to run the course on an additional, mutually convenient date, either at your premises or at our venue. Please see our
in-house training page for more details regarding this.