Web Access Centre

Working Through WCAG 2.0 - Web Access Centre

Summary: Learn about WCAG 2.0 and how to apply it to websites.

• Overview and Objectives
• Content
• Benefits
• Course Detail
• How To Book
• Other Web Accessibility Training Courses

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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.

• 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.
• Pre-requisites: Knowledge of WCAG 1.0, managing or maintaining accessible websites.

Content

Aspects include:

• The differences between WCAG 1.0 and 2.0.
• New terms in WCAG 2.0.
• The impact of technology independence.
• Techniques to learn or to avoid.
• Key documents and resources in WCAG 2.0.
• Planning and prioritising transitions.

Benefits

Delegates will:

• Understand significant differences between WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0.
• Learn techniques that make conformance easier.
• Be able to prioritise the transition work from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0.
• Learn which tools and resources will help meet WCAG 2.0.

Course Detail

• Duration: Full day (10:00 to 16:30)
• Fee: £275.00
• Dates and Venues: 11th August (London), 22nd September (Edinburgh), 24th November (London).

How To Book

To book a place on this course please fill out our open training booking form. Alternatively please contact the Business Development Team (details below).

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.

For six or more delegates from the same organisation, please telephone the Business Development Team on 01733 37 53 45 or email busdev@rnib.org.uk.

Other Web Accessibility Training Courses

• Demystifying Accessibility
• Accessibility - Beyond The Basics
• Practical Accessibility Testing
• Accessible Rich Internet Applications - Understand and Use WAI-ARIA

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Content author: webaccess@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 21/05/2009 13:40