This one-hour webinar will cover the recent changes to the WCAG and outline the aspects that will and will not change as a result of this refresh. Participants will gain knowledge about the goals of the new standard and the 17 new success criteria that have been added to the standard to support these goals.

Including alternative text in digital documents, websites, and mobile apps is a requirement of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and is essential to making your website accessible. In this webinar we will review how and when to apply alternative text.

This hands-on workshop will give participants the knowledge and tools required to gauge the accessibility of web content. The session will cover an in-depth overview of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, provide information on assessing each success-criterion, and include a hands-on exercise where participants will get a chance to review a website or document against WCAG 2.0 using a three-step approach along with simplified checklists.

This webinar provides a technical introduction to creating accessible content. Participants will receive an in-depth overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, AODA requirements, and how conformance can be achieved. This webinar will also cover a list of practical tools for assessing and implementing accessibility.

In this introduction to mobile accessibility participants will gain understanding of the hardware and software available to enhance mobile accessibility, how the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) can be applied to mobile and the ways in which people with disabilities interact with different types of mobile technology.

This one-hour webinar will cover the recent changes to the WCAG and outline the aspects that will and will not change as a result of this refresh. Participants will gain knowledge about the goals of the new standard and the 17 new success criteria that have been added to the standard to support these goals.

This webinar will review key recent Americans with Disabilities Act decisions under all Titles of the ADA. It will also include cases on website accessibility.

Congratulations, participants — you've reached the finish line for the 2021 Accessibility Internet Rally!

After eight weeks of work, the time has come for developer teams to turn in their final sites to the AIR judges. You've put in the work, now let's countdown in style.

In the final hour of the competition we will reflect on the teams' experiences and celebrate their accomplishments as final sites are submitted at 6 PM CT. Who knows, there might even be a rocket launch!

Thank you to the developers, NPOs, team mentors, advisors and judges for your hard work in making this a successful AIR.

About AIR

The Accessibility Internet Rally is a unique design competition that builds partnerships between nonprofits and artists and teams of volunteer web developers, designers and other tech specialists. The end goal of this partnership is a new or improved website for the artist or organization that is fully accessible to people with disabilities, plus information and resources that they can use in the future to help maintain the accessibility of their site.

Including alternative text in digital documents, websites, and mobile apps is a requirement of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and is essential to making your website accessible. In this webinar we will review how and when to apply alternative text.

Not only is it the right thing to do and an opportunity to improve reputation and revenue, but it’s also the law. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, all places of public accommodations need to be accessible to all. In 2018, the Department of Justice reaffirmed that websites are indeed places of public accommodations, so pretty much any website in the US must be accessible to people with disabilities.

There is a very wide range of disabilities that can impact how someone uses a website, from blindness, to motor impairment, to epilepsy. Catering to all of those can be a challenge, especially when your development team needs to do it manually. In this webinar, we’ll discuss why and how you can and should make your digital presence accessible to all, without breaking the bank and without months of development work!

Build skills in:

• How to make websites accessible
• How various disabilities impact how people use the internet
• How to check if your site is accessible to people with disabilities

It will cover: online accessibility requirements (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA) and look at practical applications for your own website.This includes: publishing accessible copy, images and accessibility statements. There will be practical tips and a guide for implementing in your museum.The WCAG guidelines have been put in place to make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity. Organisations should meet ‘level AA’ requirements as a minimum.

Many organizations fail to prioritize or even consider accessibility when designing their websites, which creates unnecessary obstacles for the over 40 million Americans who have a disability. Though legislation requires federal government websites to follow accessibility standards, many are not, making it more difficult for individuals to access government services.

 

Please join ITIF for an expert panel discussion on federal government web accessibility and policy proposals for agencies to improve their compliance.

This one-day course presents tools and techniques for assessing accessibility issues of existing websites, utilizing both automated evaluation resources and manual analyses. Application of accessibility principles and coding compliant theme layouts will also be covered.

Learning Objectives

• Identify potentially non-compliant site elements
• Describe POUR principles and WCAG Guidelines
• Utilize WAI-ARIA to structure your web pages
• Utilize accessibility evaluation tools
• Reference other W3C Accessibility Tools
• Create accessible non-web content

Recommended Experience

This one-day course is an extension of the introductory Web Accessibility Policies and Perspectives course and is designed for anyone looking to level up their digital accessibility expertise. Prerequisite: Completion of Web Accessibility Policies and Perspectives or demonstrated knowledge of basic web accessibility is a prerequisite. Combined registration for this course and the Web Accessibility Policies and Perspectives course is also available.

Course Outline

• Review of web accessibility guidelines and consequences of non-compliance
• Site Plan Review - Hands-on analysis of non-compliant sites
• Site Review Outcomes - Applying POUR principles to assess analysis
• Testing the Site - Utilizing accessibility evaluation tools
• Testing What you Know - More examples of possible pitfalls
• Structuring Your Page with Accessibility in Mind - Understanding ARIA and other tools to create compliant layouts
• Non-Web Content - Ensuring document accessibility

NOTE: All public training dates are tentative until the required number of students have enrolled, unless otherwise noted in the course title. A Promet Source representative will contact you directly when the course "confirm/cancel" decision is made.

Questions?

Contact Promet Source directly at [email protected]

Compliance with the current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is both a business imperative and the right thing to do. More so than ever before, organizations that lack a sense of urgency to ensure that their online assets are accessible to people with disabilities, are at risk for legal action.

This high-level digital accessibility briefing provides essential information needed to mitigate risk and ensure ADA compliance. Tailored for individuals responsible for web accessibility compliance, covered topics include current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, essential components of an organizational accessibility policy, and required information to develop and maintain a website that is accessible to people of all abilities.

Learning Objectives

• Insight into ways people with disabilities access the web, as well as common barriers encountered
• The business case for web accessibility
• An understanding of the current legal landscape for digital accessibility
• Best practices concerning the implementation of accessibility guidelines throughout the development process
• Requirements for an organizational accessibility policy

Recommended Experience

Focused more on the “why” than the “how” of digital accessibility, this course is tailored for individuals responsible for web accessibility compliance, including stakeholders, C-Suite executives, directors, managers, and project managers.

Course Outline

• Recognizing Disabilities - Understanding the range of disabilities that affect digital experiences.
• Disabilities and Devices - The scope of digital experience extends to many devices.
• Motivation - Why you should care about accessibility.
• Don't Reinvent the Wheel - It's about development perspective. Your website design already allows for accessible practices.
• What is WCAG 2.0? - Introduction to the criterion and understanding how to use the resources available to you.
• Planning for Accessibility - Mapping WCAG 2.0 guidelines to your current practices.
• Testing - Identifying conformance terminology and requirements.
• Managing Accessibility - Requirements beyond coding and site building.

Compliance with the current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is both a business imperative and the right thing to do. More so than ever before, organizations that lack a sense of urgency to ensure that their online assets are accessible to people with disabilities, are at risk for legal action.

This high-level digital accessibility briefing provides essential information needed to mitigate risk and ensure ADA compliance. Tailored for individuals responsible for web accessibility compliance, covered topics include current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, essential components of an organizational accessibility policy, and required information to develop and maintain a website that is accessible to people of all abilities.

Learning Objectives

• Insight into ways people with disabilities access the web, as well as common barriers encountered
• The business case for web accessibility
• An understanding of the current legal landscape for digital accessibility
• Best practices concerning the implementation of accessibility guidelines throughout the development process
• Requirements for an organizational accessibility policy

Recommended Experience

Focused more on the “why” than the “how” of digital accessibility, this course is tailored for individuals responsible for web accessibility compliance, including stakeholders, C-Suite executives, directors, managers, and project managers.

Course Outline

• Recognizing Disabilities - Understanding the range of disabilities that affect digital experiences.
• Disabilities and Devices - The scope of digital experience extends to many devices.
• Motivation - Why you should care about accessibility.
• Don't Reinvent the Wheel - It's about development perspective. Your website design already allows for accessible practices.
• What is WCAG 2.0? - Introduction to the criterion and understanding how to use the resources available to you.
• Planning for Accessibility - Mapping WCAG 2.0 guidelines to your current practices.
• Testing - Identifying conformance terminology and requirements.
• Managing Accessibility - Requirements beyond coding and site building.

This session will explain what a web accessibility overlay is and why would you use? Does incorporating accessibility overlays address WCAG standards and make your website compliant? There are several different types of accessibility overlays available from tool-based options that include toolbars and plugins to JavaScript and hardware models. Not all overlays are created equal and certain types have more challenges than others. This session will breakdown the benefits or downfalls of web accessibility overlays so you determine if overlays are worth using.

This webinar provides a non-technical introduction to digital accessibility as it relates to web content and documents. Participants will gain an understanding of the way people with disabilities interact with digital content and receive a high-level overview of WCAG 2.0 guiding principles and guidelines.

This webinar is a refresher course for individuals who have already taken Accessibility Services Canada’s in-person “How to Make Accessible Word Documents” workshop.

Participants in this live webinar will have a chance to review and/or relearn the content and helpful shortcut tips, as well as ask the questions they only thought of afterwards!

A demonstration using the software will cover the key components to creating an accessible word file.

Topics Include

• Setting up your software interface with accessible Quick Access tools
• Review of how to use and make custom text styles
• Recognize the importance of page and section breaks
• Understanding the accessibility checker and its error messages
• Writing Alt text and the outcome of using “Mark as Decorative” feature
• A review of document layout best practices

PREREQUISITE:  Participation in Accessibility Services Canada’s “How to Make Accessible Word Documents” workshop or webinar.

Included in this webinar

• High quality instruction by a Document Accessibility Specialist
• A chance to ask questions
• Registered participants will receive a digital Certificate of Completion

 

Over the years we’ve seen how Accessibility applies to the physical world: many locations provide helpful features that make life easier and more accessible for people with disabilities, but Accessibility in technology is often overlooked, thus excluding many people from access to basic services.

Accessibility has become a necessary development standard when building websites and applications. This workshop will provide an overview of web accessibility and focus on hands-on practice writing accessible HTML and CSS. We will cover the most up to date Website Content Accessibility Guidelines and review different accessibility audit tools that you can use to ensure your sites are in compliance.

This class will run:

• July 20 9:00am - 4:00pm

• July 21 9:00am - 4:00pm

What students will learn:

• Web Accessibility principals and their importance in web development

• How to write accessible HTML and CSS

• How to use accessibility audit tools to ensure sites are in compliance

 

Who should take this workshop?

Are you interested in ensuring everyone has access to content online? Have you heard about Accessibility guidelines, but wondered how to put them into practice? Accessibility requirements are an essential development standard, so make sure you have this fundamental knowledgebase to ensure an inclusive web experience for all.

 

Prerequisites:

Basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript programming experience. For example, this course is perfect for any Front-End Grand Circus graduate or Back-End grads who have done some extra HTML, CSS and JavaScript on their own.

 

Materials needed for class:

A laptop

 

About your Instructor:

Stephanie is a Front End Developer at Accenture Digital working out of the Detroit Delivery Center. She specializes in Angular and has experience developing SPAs with React and Vue. She is extremely focused on Accessibility and has presented on the topic at conferences in the Detroit Area in addition to working on projects requiring Accessibility WCAG 2.1 compliance. Stephanie is also interested in Cloud Computing and is currently working towards the Google Cloud Platform Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Prior to web development, Stephanie worked in education as a teacher and administrator and holds a BA from Duke University and an MA from Cal State University, Northridge. When not coding, you can find her running and biking around Belle Isle or relaxing at the Royce.