Web Accessibility Training

Courses for 2012

Web Accessibility Essentials: Users, Standards, Techniques, Tools

Course Dates

• Thursday, 2 February 2012, 9:30 am, Parkville Campus.
• Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:00 pm, Parkville Campus.
• Friday, 10 February 2012, 9:30 am, Parkville Campus.
• Friday, 17 February 2012, 9:30 am, Parkville Campus.
• Thursday, 23 February 2012, 9:30 am, Parkville Campus.

Location

Lab 4, Level 1 / 780 Elizabeth St, Parkville Campus.

Enrolment

This course is offered free of charge to University of Melbourne Staff. Bookings can be made in Themis by clicking on 'UOM Staff Self Service' > 'Training and Development' and searching for 'accessibility'.

Presenter

Andrew Normand, Web Accessibility Program Leader.

Course Description

The University of Melbourne has over 1000 students and 1000 staff with a disability.

This 2 hour course examines the various ways people with disabilities use the University of Melbourne web site, the problems they face, and what we can do to help.

The latest standards and techniques for improving web accessibility will be discussed, together with tools that can be used to evaluate websites.

Course Outline

Part 1 - Introduction to Web Accessibility

• How people with disabilities use the web
• Accessibility at the University of Melbourne
• Law, Standards, and Policies

Part 2 - Standards, Techniques and Tools

• WCAG 2.0 Components
• Designing accessible websites with WCAG 2.0
• Testing for web accessibility

Intended Audience

Web editors, administrators, programmers, academics, business owners and project managers.

Keywords

Web, Accessibility, WCAG, CMS, Internet, Disability.

Objectives

On completion of this course participants should be able to:

• better understand of the various ways people with different disabilities use the Web
• identify barriers in using the Web and identify solutions that would improve the situation
• gain an understanding of technical and educational resources available in relation to web accessibility
• understand the appropriate processes, techniques, and tools used to evaluate websites for accessibility

Enquiries

If you have any enquiries about this course or accessibility in general, please contact Andrew Normand, Web Accessibility Program Leader.
Email: anormand@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9035 4867