Overview and objectives
This practical workshop provides information, techniques and resources to help you upgrade to the Web Accessibility Content Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0). It identifies the main differences between this and the previous version of the guidelines and examines techniques that can help or hinder conformance.
The workshop contains useful information on the impact of WCAG 2.0 being technology independent, explains how this improves site accessibility and suggests a workable strategy for progressively incorporating the new guidelines into your web sites.
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Suitable for: This workshop is aimed at web managers, designers and developers, who have been working with WCAG 1.0 when managing or maintaining a website and wish to use WCAG 2.0.
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Pre-requisites: Knowledge of WCAG 1.0, managing or maintaining accessible websites.
Content
Aspects include:
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the differences between WCAG 1.0 and 2.0
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new terms in WCAG 2.0
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the impact of technology independence
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techniques to learn or to avoid
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key documents and resources in WCAG 2.0
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planning and prioritising transitions.
Benefits
Delegates will:
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understand significant differences between WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0
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learn techniques that make conformance easier
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be able to prioritise the transition work from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0
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learn which tools and resources will help meet WCAG 2.0.
Delegate comments
"A well organised course delivered by a very knowledgeable presenter."
Ant Tears, Web Team Lead, Conscia Enterprise Systems Ltd.
Course detail
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Duration: Full day (10am to 4.30pm)
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Fee: £275 plus VAT
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Dates and Venues: none currently scheduled. Please contact us if you are interested in attending this course.
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.