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Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy

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Created by: Greg Gay

Course Description

This four-week intensive online course will help participants develop the skills and knowledge needed to evaluate websites, web content, and web applications for compliance with intertiol web accessibility requirements. These requirements help ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully on the Web. Topics Module 1 An Overview of Web Accessibility Unit 1 Aspects of Web Accessibility Auditing Unit 2 Introduction to WCAG 2 Module 2 Automated and Manual Testing Strategies Unit 3 Automated Review Tools Unit 4 Manual Testing Module 3 Assistive Technology and User testing Unit 5 Assistive Technologies Unit 6 Introduction to User Testing Module 4 Web Accessibility Audit Reporting Unit 7 Web Accessibility Reporting Unit 8 Other Accessibility Standards Course Structure The course is made up of an Introductory Unit, plus 4 week-long modules consisting of 2 or 3 units on related topics. Each unit has a variety of readings, hands-on activities, and a short unmarked self-test. At the end of each module is a marked Module Quiz that counts toward the fil mark. Participants should be prepared to dedicate five to eight hours per week to maximize their learning experience in the course. Prerequisites Though there are no prerequisites for this course, in order to make the best out of their learning experience, it is recommended that participants have: Some previous familiarity with WCAG 2.0 Working knowledge of HTML Basic understanding of Javascript Badge Requirement Participants who successfully complete the four required course assessments and participate in all course activities will receive a digital badge. Objectives By the time you complete this course, you should be able to: Create an accessibility auditing toolkit. Identify and apply key accessibility guidelines in WCAG 2.0. Retrieve WCAG 2.0's supporting documents when needed. Employ Web-based automated accessibility checkers. Measure and/or assess Web design elements such as colour contrast, readability, and others using a range of publicly available test tools. Test for accessibility using assistive technologies such as the JAWS and ChromeVox screen readers. Apply easy manual tests to quickly assess accessibility. Select an appropriate type of Web accessibility audit and corresponding reporting strategy aimed at the audience being served. Recognize relevant accessibility guidelines, standards and specifications and integrate these into accessibility review strategies based on intertiol requirements. Course is offered by Ryerson University.

Beginner Level

Instructor Details

Greg Gay

Greg Gay has been in the Web accessibility field since the mid 1990s as an auditor and as the lead on many research and development projects that push the boundaries of accessibility in information technology. He has been involved in e-learning just as long, with more than 20 online courses to his name. He is the originator of the ATutor and AContent open source e-learning systems started in the late 1990s, both designed to model accessibility in online learning. He teaches a variety of workshops, both technical and non-technical, evangelizing inclusive design as a best practice for building IT systems that are usable by everyone.