Web Accessibility Techniques and Testing

Renowned for its comprehensive approach to technical accessibility and inclusive design principles, this highly popular course will benefit anyone involved in the design, development or maintenance of websites.

You’ll learn how to test for accessibility issues within a website or web application and practical techniques to resolve them. We’ll demonstrate design and code solutions you can implement to achieve WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, as well as usability and accessibility best practices gathered through our own research and user testing across various disability groups.

Course Content

Designed for maximum engagement and flexible delivery, learning exercises and examples are provided and questions encouraged in this lecture-style presentation. Those with a basic working knowledge of HTML and CSS will gain the most from this course.

Background to accessibility:
- WCAG 2.1 principles and structure
- Legal requirements in Australia
- How people with disabilities access the web
Techniques for desktop, mobile and responsive design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, ARIA):
- Images
- Geospatial information
- Forms
- Visual design
- Multimedia
- Page structure
- Mobile sites and apps
- Navigation
- Language
- Data tables
- Scripting
- HTML validation
Testing tools and approaches

Course Materials

In addition to printed course notes, you’ll gain access to a custom-built website to practice your skills after the course. Designed by our experts as a self-assessment resource, the site can be used to:

Practice identifying accessibility and inclusive design issues
Develop your code inspection skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Practice using testing tools demonstrated during the course
Evaluate your success by comparing your results with those we supply

Cost and Inclusions

Prices listed are per person, including GST. Catering is provided.

Early bird (registrations confirmed more than 21 days prior): $715
Group rate (registrations for 4 people or more): $715
Full price: $795

Cancellations

You may only cancel your registration by written notice to digitalaccess@visionaustralia.org. If notification of cancellation is received by Vision Australia: (i) more than 14 days prior to the event, a full refund of your registration fees, less an administration fee of $12.50, will be provided; (ii) between 7 and 14 days prior to the event, a refund of 50% of your registration fees, less an administration fee of $12.50, will be provided; (iii) less than 7 days prior to the event, registration fees will not be refunded.

Course enquiries

Phone: 1300 367 055
Email: digitalaccess@visionaustralia.org