Web Accessibility: Practical Guide

Web Accessibility: Practical Guide

Why this Course?

Web accessibility is vital for organizations that want to design high-quality websites and not exclude people from using their online services.

Accessibility is required by law, and in most developed countries, all government-funded organizations' websites must be accessible, so you need the core skills and knowledge to become a web accessibility specialist.

In this course, you'll get the basics needed to obtain compliance with international best practices in accessibility, the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1/2.2. The WCAG is endorsed by governments such as Australia, Canada, and the EU.

What will I learn?

In this course, I provide learning activities such as quizzes and hands-on exercises so that you immediately apply the concepts you learn.

The course is a practical step-by-step guide to web accessibility meeting WCAG. First, You'll understand when and why users need accessibility. Then you'll dive into how to make a website accessible following WCAG guidelines. You'll then learn what easy accessibility checks mean for web pages and how to perform automated accessibility testing. You'll also learn how to prepare a structure report for decision-makers to help ensure effective accessibility evaluations. Finally, I provide some key recommendations in-line with WCAG success criteria that can serve as a checklist for meeting web accessibility. You can practice the content using the exercises available.

This course also includes a bonus lecture to familiarize you on how to develop organizational policies on web accessibility.

All the information presented are based on the Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) available online.

Learn practical step-by-step guide to website accessibility meeting WCAG

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What you will learn

• Learn why web accessibility is essential and who it affects.
• Understand WCAG 2.1 principles, guidelines and success criteria.
• Understand the WCAG three levels of conformance.

Rating: 3.7

Level: All Levels

Duration: 3.5 hours

Instructor: Dr. Sohaib