Course

Accessibility for developers

How do you code with accessibility in mind? This course is aimed at developers who want to learn about digital accessibility and how that affects the coding process. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is a set of guidelines for creating and maintaining accessibility in websites. Our goal is to provide participants of this course with an understanding of the laws and guidelines that apply to accessibility, in theory and in practice.

Web accessibility laws
Disabilities and assistive devices
How to build HTML in an accessible way
WCAG 2.1 – what it is, and its guidelines
Best practice for issues and solutions
Screen readers and how to manage them
Testing tools and methodology
WAI-ARIA
ATAG
Work processes – how to include accessibility in a project

Duration

One full day on site, or two half days online

Course type

This customizable course for closed groups can be held on-site or online.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for developers, testers and for those with general programming experience. Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript is necessary.