Web Access Centre

Web accessibility training - accessibility, beyond the basics

Summary: Training course covering structure, CSS, forms, JavaScript and data tables.

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

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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.

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.

• 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.
• Pre-requisites: A sound knowledge of HTML and a basic knowledge of CSS.

Content

Aspects include:

• Structure - a logical look at how to correctly structure web pages.
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - how to use CSS to separate structure and presentation and enhance navigational accessibility.
• Forms and JavaScript - practical examples of accessible, usable forms and unobtrusive JavaScript.
• Data tables - how to create accessible data tables to present both complex and simple tabular data.

Benefits

Delegates will:

• Learn how disabled users access the information in websites.
• Learn 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.
• Learn about logical page structure and how to remove hidden barriers to access within navigation.
• Learn the importance of separating the structure of information from its visual presentation.
• Learn how to use JavaScript to enhance and not prevent accessibility and build workable forms.

Course detail

• Duration: full day (09:30 to 16:30).
• Fee: £350.00
• Venue: The Space Centre, 94 Judd Street, London (opposite RNIB Head Office)
• Dates: 24 July 2008, 30 October 2008.

If your organisation has five 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.

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 five 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.

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Last updated: 27/03/2008 12:26