Practical Accessibility

Description

Course description

This course covers the basics – from what we mean by accessibility and why we should be thinking about it, through to how to design and test your websites and apps for accessibility.

You will get loads of supporting information – everything you need to bring your team and management on your accessibility journey – and there will be plenty of practical exercises, looking at and analysing real websites for basic accessibility. It’s fun, it’s interactive and you will meet interesting people to exchange ideas and experiences with!

“I would definitely recommend Bunnyfoot’s courses. The day was useful, informative and had the evidence to back it all up.“

Jessica Woods
UX Designer, House of Commons

Is it for you?

If you are responsible for writing website content, designing websites or coding them, and you want to know how to do that in such a way that as many people as possible are able to navigate and interact with them, then this course is for you.

What you will learn

Topics covered in the course include:

• What we mean by accessibility and disability
• Why we should design accessible websites
• An overview of assistive technologies
• How to find out how accessible your website or app is
• Useful processes and tools for evaluation
• 12 principles for evaluating and producing accessible design, content and code
• An introduction to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Learning objectives

After completing the training, you will be able to:

• Understand more about the access needs of your users
• Communicate the importance of accessibility to senior stakeholders
• Confidently explain ways of improving your website’s accessibility to your teams
• Test your website to check if it meets basic accessibility requirements
• Produce content that is accessible

Necessary for remote learning

• Access to Zoom