W3C & UNESCO – Digital Accessibility Foundations

Course description:

The “Introduction to Web Accessibility” online course providesthe foundation you need to make your digital technology accessible, so that it:

• works well for people with disabilities
• meets international standards
• enhances the user experience for everyone
• achieves goals

Accessibility is essential to create high-quality apps, websites, and other digital content — and to not exclude people from using your products and services.

Learning Outcomes:

The course covers principles from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative’s (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and much more:

• What is Web Accessibility (2 sections) — challenges the way you may approach accessibility.
• People and Digital Technology(5 sections) — gives you the “why” behind the what you need to do for accessibility.
• Business Case and Benefits (2 sections) — explains how accessibility can expand market reach, demonstrate social responsibility, drive innovation, and minimize legal risk.
• Principles, Standards, and Checks(5 sections) — guides you through understanding accessibility requirements and checking for accessibility barriers (also called evaluating or testing for errors or bugs) — with non-technical and technical guidance; provides optional material for learning more about coding accessibly.
• Getting Started with Accessibility (2 sections) — explains approaches for integrating accessibility into your design and development processes; provides tips for getting started with accessibility right away.

Course Length:

The course is designed to take about16-20 hours to completefor most people. It is listed as 4 weeks of 4-5 hours effort per week

Certficate:

Audit coursegives you access to all of the content for free. Certificate is available for a fee