Creating Accessible Websites - London

Learn how to assess and improve the accessibility of your website with this practical, hands-on training course.

This two day course will provide a thorough understanding of the issues facing disabled people when trying to use websites, demonstrate how to assess the accessibility of your own website using guidelines and checklists, describe how to involve disabled users in the design process, suggest the types of solutions that can be implemented to improve accessibility and provide tips on organising accessibility testing with disabled users. It will provide plenty of opportunity for delegates to observe practical examples and work through a variety of different exercises to help facilitate learning.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This practical hands-on course is designed for people who want to know how to make websites accessible and for anyone who is involved in the design process. This includes graphic designers, content writers, developers, coders, website managers, testers etc.

COURSE CONTENT
This two day course provides delegates with plenty of practical examples and exercises, comprehensive notes, guidelines and sources of reference. The course content includes:
* Introduction to accessibility and the motivations behind it
* Introduction to disability including practical exercises
* Demonstration of assistive technologies and an opportunity to use them
* Demystifying the accessibility guidelines and knowing which ones to use and how and when to apply them
* Using accessibility checklists to assess a website
* Incorporating disabled users into the design process
* The importance and principles of user testing.

COURSE INFORMATION AND HOW TO BOOK
Our next public course will be held at our offices in the Strand on 15th & 16th May 2008. The cost is £675+VAT per person. To book a place or to find out more, please call Leslie Fountain on +44 (0)20 7240 3388 or email leslie@system-concepts.com

WHAT DID PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS THINK?
“Knowledgeable and friendly instructor - encouraged interactive mode of training. This course would be valuable in development/testing activities of my job.”

“Excellent hand out material allowed me to focus on what was being said rather than having to take copious notes.”

“Course presented well with good interaction and examples.”

“Excellent, well delivered, informative, would recommend it!”

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