Web Access Centre

Hidden Barriers workshop - Web Access Centre

Summary: A training course available from the Web Access Centre.

• Overview and objectives
• Content
• Benefits
• Course detail
• How to book
• Other web accessibility training courses

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This is the second of two half-day courses running on the same day. Book a place on both courses and save £25!

Overview and objectives

This technical workshop highlights "hidden" accessibility problems, often made because web authors don't fully understand how disabled users access websites. Many of the examples aren't specifically mentioned in the current web accessibility guidelines, but help to explain some of them. All have an impact on functional accessibility for disabled users. Some will be introduced as failure points in the forthcoming Web Accessibility Content Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0).

The course will demonstrate the effect of the hidden barriers, cover ways to test for their presence, or absence, in your own website and offer practical solutions to resolve them if they're found.

• 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.
• Prerequisites: A sound knowledge of HTML and a basic knowledge of CSS.

Content

Aspects include:

• identifying "hidden" accessibility problems, and highlighting those that are mentioned in WCAG 2.0
• testing websites for hidden barriers
• solving problems caused by hidden barriers.

Benefits

Delegates will:

• learn how some disabled users interact with the web
• understand which coding errors or web authoring practices cause the "hidden" accessibility problems
• be able to check their own websites for these issues
• learn how to solve any problems found on their own websites.

Course detail

• Duration: Half day (13:30 to 16:30)
• Fee: £175
• Venue: RNIB, 105 Judd Street, London
• Date: 17 February 2009

Note: This course runs on the same day as Web accessibility - Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0. If delegates attend both courses, lunch will be provided and the total cost reduced to £310 (a saving of £25).

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.

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).

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
• Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0

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Last updated: 24/11/2008 15:49