Welcome to the beginners & intermediate level accessible website design course where you will learn both the techniques of accessible website design and an entire ‘framework for thinking about the subject’. This course will equip you with the skills to understand, identify and fix issues any accessibility issues you come across.
After you have completed the course you will have the skills you need to build and maintain accessible websites - websites that will pass the WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.2 guidelines up to AA level. WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.2 Level AA is the level most governments and organisations use as part of their legislation. You will gain a deep understanding of what accessible website design means.
My name is Jim Byrne - and I will be your guide throughout the course. I am an award-winning accessibility specialist & website designer - with over 25 years of experience. I set up one of the UK’s first website accessibility consultancies in 1996 - called, The Making Connections Unit (MCU). The impetus for setting up the unit was my experience of working with disabled people within a project called The Wellbeing Initiative. It was there that I saw firsthand the barriers and discrimination that disabled people have to put up with every day. After setting up the MCU - I then set up my own accessible website design business in 2003.
I have worked with national & local government, the private sector, corporate clients, Further Education, and the not-for-profit sector. My experience includes publishing books, guides, training courses, and giving feedback on a draft of the WCAG 2 guidelines - which I did as Director of the Guild of Accessible Website Designers.
You will hear disabled people explaining and demonstrating how they browse websites.
There are lots of course bonuses to download, including my 111-page website accessibility e-book, the audio from the course (to listen to at a time of your choosing), all the slides, and much more.
You will learn about the medical and social models of disability and what they mean for your approach to designing accessible websites.
You will learn how people with different impairments access the web, i.e. deaf & hearing impairment, blind & visually impaired, physical impairments, and people with learning difficulties. You will learn the tools and techniques they use and what that means in terms of ensuring websites are accessible.
You will learn techniques for making non-text content accessible. i.e. images, videos, how to ensure your links are accessible, how to ensure your tables are accessible. how to ensure your forms are accessible.
You will get access to real examples of screen reader use, and an example of captions being added to a video.
You will learn how HTML documents are structured and how that structure is fundamental to ensuring websites are accessible.
You will learn about the history and development of the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. You will learn what the levels mean ( I translate the concepts into easy to understand language.
You will learn the basics of ARIA is and how you can use it to make dynamic content accessible.
The course is aimed mainly at beginners to the subject of accessible website design - but all website developers - whatever their level of experience - will learn from this course.
If if you want to learn accessible website design I sincerely believe the course I have developed is the one for you. I’ve put a lot of work into making it the best I could make it. Have a look at some of my free videos and register today to get started. I look forward to seeing you on the course. :-)
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Welcome to the beginners & intermediate level accessible website design course where you will learn both the techniques of accessible website design and an entire ‘framework for thinking about the subject’. This course will equip you with the skills to understand, identify and fix issues any accessibility issues you come across.
After you have completed the course you will have the skills you need to build and maintain accessible websites - websites that will pass the WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.2 guidelines up to AA level. WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.2 Level AA is the level most governments and organisations use as part of their legislation. You will gain a deep understanding of what accessible website design means.
My name is Jim Byrne - and I will be your guide throughout the course. I am an award-winning accessibility specialist & website designer - with over 25 years of experience. I set up one of the UK’s first website accessibility consultancies in 1996 - called, The Making Connections Unit (MCU). The impetus for setting up the unit was my experience of working with disabled people within a project called The Wellbeing Initiative. It was there that I saw firsthand the barriers and discrimination that disabled people have to put up with every day. After setting up the MCU - I then set up my own accessible website design business in 2003.
I have worked with national & local government, the private sector, corporate clients, Further Education, and the not-for-profit sector. My experience includes publishing books, guides, training courses, and giving feedback on a draft of the WCAG 2 guidelines - which I did as Director of the Guild of Accessible Website Designers.
You will hear disabled people explaining and demonstrating how they browse websites.
There are lots of course bonuses to download, including my 111-page website accessibility e-book, the audio from the course (to listen to at a time of your choosing), all the slides, and much more.
You will learn about the medical and social models of disability and what they mean for your approach to designing accessible websites.
You will learn how people with different impairments access the web, i.e. deaf & hearing impairment, blind & visually impaired, physical impairments, and people with learning difficulties. You will learn the tools and techniques they use and what that means in terms of ensuring websites are accessible.
You will learn techniques for making non-text content accessible. i.e. images, videos, how to ensure your links are accessible, how to ensure your tables are accessible. how to ensure your forms are accessible.
You will get access to real examples of screen reader use, and an example of captions being added to a video.
You will learn how HTML documents are structured and how that structure is fundamental to ensuring websites are accessible.
You will learn about the history and development of the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. You will learn what the levels mean ( I translate the concepts into easy to understand language.
You will learn the basics of ARIA is and how you can use it to make dynamic content accessible.
The course is aimed mainly at beginners to the subject of accessible website design - but all website developers - whatever their level of experience - will learn from this course.
If if you want to learn accessible website design I sincerely believe the course I have developed is the one for you. I’ve put a lot of work into making it the best I could make it. Have a look at some of my free videos and register today to get started. I look forward to seeing you on the course. :-)
Welcome to the beginners & intermediate level accessible website design course where you will learn both the techniques of accessible website design and an entire ‘framework for thinking about the subject’. This course will equip you with the skills to understand, identify and fix issues any accessibility issues you come across.
After you have completed the course you will have the skills you need to build and maintain accessible websites - websites that will pass the WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.2 guidelines up to AA level. WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.2 Level AA is the level most governments and organisations use as part of their legislation. You will gain a deep understanding of what accessible website design means.
My name is Jim Byrne - and I will be your guide throughout the course. I am an award-winning accessibility specialist & website designer - with over 25 years of experience. I set up one of the UK’s first website accessibility consultancies in 1996 - called, The Making Connections Unit (MCU). The impetus for setting up the unit was my experience of working with disabled people within a project called The Wellbeing Initiative. It was there that I saw firsthand the barriers and discrimination that disabled people have to put up with every day. After setting up the MCU - I then set up my own accessible website design business in 2003.
I have worked with national & local government, the private sector, corporate clients, Further Education, and the not-for-profit sector. My experience includes publishing books, guides, training courses, and giving feedback on a draft of the WCAG 2 guidelines - which I did as Director of the Guild of Accessible Website Designers.
You will hear disabled people explaining and demonstrating how they browse websites.
There are lots of course bonuses to download, including my 111-page website accessibility e-book, the audio from the course (to listen to at a time of your choosing), all the slides, and much more.
You will learn about the medical and social models of disability and what they mean for your approach to designing accessible websites.
You will learn how people with different impairments access the web, i.e. deaf & hearing impairment, blind & visually impaired, physical impairments, and people with learning difficulties. You will learn the tools and techniques they use and what that means in terms of ensuring websites are accessible.
You will learn techniques for making non-text content accessible. i.e. images, videos, how to ensure your links are accessible, how to ensure your tables are accessible. how to ensure your forms are accessible.
You will get access to real examples of screen reader use, and an example of captions being added to a video.
You will learn how HTML documents are structured and how that structure is fundamental to ensuring websites are accessible.
You will learn about the history and development of the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. You will learn what the levels mean ( I translate the concepts into easy to understand language.
You will learn the basics of ARIA is and how you can use it to make dynamic content accessible.
The course is aimed mainly at beginners to the subject of accessible website design - but all website developers - whatever their level of experience - will learn from this course.
If if you want to learn accessible website design I sincerely believe the course I have developed is the one for you. I’ve put a lot of work into making it the best I could make it. Have a look at some of my free videos and register today to get started. I look forward to seeing you on the course. :-)
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Learning objectives
- Beginners & intermediate level course from award-winning accessible website designer jim byrne. learn the techniques you need to create accessible websites.
- Learn from disabled people themselves as they chat to jim about the most irritating access issues they come across - and demonstrate how they use the web.
- You will learn an entire framework for thinking about accessibility. this will help you understand and solve any access issues you come across.
- There are lots of course bonuses to download; 111-page website accessibility e-book, the audio from the course, all the slides, and much more.
- Learn how people with different impairments access the web, i.e. deaf & hearing impairment, blind & visually impaired, physical impairments, and people with lea
- You will learn techniques for making non-text content accessible. i.e. images, videos, how to ensure your links, tables and are accessible and so on.
- You will get access to real examples of screen reader use, and an example of captions being added to a video.
- You will learn how html documents are structured and how that structure is fundamental to ensuring websites are accessible.
- You will learn about the medical and social models of disability and why they are relevant to accessible website design.
- You will learn the basics of aria is and how it is used to make dynamic content accessible.
- You will learn about the history and development of the wcag 2.1 guidelines; what the levels mean (a, aa, aaa compliance) and the concepts that the latest versi
- You will learn the tools and techniques disabled people use and what that means in terms of ensuring websites are accessible.
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- Beginners & intermediate level course from award-winning accessible website designer jim byrne. learn the techniques you need to create accessible websites.
- Learn from disabled people themselves as they chat to jim about the most irritating access issues they come across - and demonstrate how they use the web.
- You will learn an entire framework for thinking about accessibility. this will help you understand and solve any access issues you come across.
- There are lots of course bonuses to download; 111-page website accessibility e-book, the audio from the course, all the slides, and much more.
- Learn how people with different impairments access the web, i.e. deaf & hearing impairment, blind & visually impaired, physical impairments, and people with lea
- You will learn techniques for making non-text content accessible. i.e. images, videos, how to ensure your links, tables and are accessible and so on.
- You will get access to real examples of screen reader use, and an example of captions being added to a video.
- You will learn how html documents are structured and how that structure is fundamental to ensuring websites are accessible.
- You will learn about the medical and social models of disability and why they are relevant to accessible website design.
- You will learn the basics of aria is and how it is used to make dynamic content accessible.
- You will learn about the history and development of the wcag 2.1 guidelines; what the levels mean (a, aa, aaa compliance) and the concepts that the latest versi
- You will learn the tools and techniques disabled people use and what that means in terms of ensuring websites are accessible.
- Show more
- Show less
Syllabus
Introduction
Welcome and introduction to the course
Accessible website design is about designing for real people
John Turley - Most Irritating Things! Excerpt from chat with screen reader user
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Syllabus
Which of the following did John Turley say he found irritating when browsing the web.
Understanding the differences between the medical model and the social model of disability.
When we looked at different ways to define the phrase, disabled people, we did it for a purpose, i.e. to give us a 'framework for thinking' about accessible website design. So what did we learn?
Screen reader user Suman Damera talks about the importance of headings & page structure.
In this short video, I use my screen reader to demonstrate the importance of adding alternative text to images.
The following videos cover the topic of non-text content in greater detail, however, this gives you a sense of what it's like for a screen reader user, when they come across an image that has no alternative text.
In this short video, I show you a quick way to find and update low contrast text, i.e. text that fails when measured against the WCAG minimum contrast ratio.
In this video, I use my screen reader to demonstrate the importance of writing link text - that makes sense when read out of context.
In this short lecture I introduce the use of ARIA form labels.
Do my accessibility techniques quiz.
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Reviews summary
Practical wcag compliance with user insights
Content is well-organized and easy to grasp.
Provides practical insights for building accessible websites.
Jim Byrne's extensive experience and passion shine through.
Unique insights from disabled users enhance understanding.
Activities
Participate in online discussions on accessibility
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Engaging in discussions will expose you to different perspectives and experiences, broadening your understanding of accessibility.
Browse courses on
Web Accessibility
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Join online forums or communities focused on web accessibility.
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Participate in discussions by asking questions, sharing insights, and providing feedback.
Find online resources on accessible design
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Searching for online resources will reinforce the concepts covered in the course and provide additional examples.
Browse courses on
Accessible Design
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Use a search engine to find websites, articles, and videos on accessible design.
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Review the content to identify best practices and techniques.
Develop an accessibility statement for a website
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Creating an accessibility statement will help you apply the principles of accessible design in a practical way.
Browse courses on
Web Accessibility
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Identify the key accessibility features of the website.
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Draft a statement that includes information about the website's accessibility features, any known limitations, and contact information for feedback.
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Publish the accessibility statement on the website.
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Participate in online discussions on accessibility
Show steps
Engaging in discussions will expose you to different perspectives and experiences, broadening your understanding of accessibility.
Browse courses on
Web Accessibility
Show steps
- Join online forums or communities focused on web accessibility.
- Participate in discussions by asking questions, sharing insights, and providing feedback.
Find online resources on accessible design
Show steps
Searching for online resources will reinforce the concepts covered in the course and provide additional examples.
Browse courses on
Accessible Design
Show steps
- Use a search engine to find websites, articles, and videos on accessible design.
- Review the content to identify best practices and techniques.
Develop an accessibility statement for a website
Show steps
Creating an accessibility statement will help you apply the principles of accessible design in a practical way.
Browse courses on
Web Accessibility
Show steps
- Identify the key accessibility features of the website.
- Draft a statement that includes information about the website's accessibility features, any known limitations, and contact information for feedback.
- Publish the accessibility statement on the website.
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