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Web accessibility, the basics

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In this course, we provide you with a broad overview of web accessibility, explain more about the guidelines, and teach you how to implement them in your work. You will get plenty of tips and tricks that you can directly put into practice!

Whether you are blind, deaf, not able to use a mouse, somewhat older, on a train or just chilling in the sun, we all need a website that is accessible to all of us on all of our devices.

The A11Y Collective is all about making an impact. And ​you​ as a designer, developer, content creator, product owner or project manager can m​ake​ that impact when it comes to web accessibility. Even though we all have our own expertise and skills, the power to make an impact is something we all have in common.

Are you ready to do so? Then enroll in this course!

 

Who is it for?

For everyone involved in a web project:
This course is for site owners, stakeholders, project managers, designers, developers, content creators or anyone who wants to know more about web accessibility. Before you start you do not have to know anything about web accessibility, code or guidelines.

For accessibility specialists:
This course is useful if you want to learn more about how to review a web project for accessibility issues and have a conversation with your clients. Finishing “Web Accessibility, the basics” grants you 2.5 Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAECs) for maintaining your IAAP certification.

Topics covered in this course

  • 11. Main takeaways

Meet your trainer

Rian Rietveld

Rian Rietveld is an authority in the field of web accessibility. For many years now, she has performed accessibility audits and shared her knowledge and skills by providing training for developers, website owners, and website editors.

Reviews

4.9
8 reviews
  • Emerson Cedeño gave 5 out of 5 stars

    Web accessibility should be consider these days a must topic in web development, at the same level of responsive design (to say the least), nobody ask "would you like your web also to be responsive?", this course give you the basics to understand the topic and why it's important (if the doubts), from here you are going to have what's necessary to keep going in the subject and become an expert.

  • Stela Cvijanović gave 5 out of 5 stars

    I really liked this course! It goes over all the basics - legal stuff, tools, WCAG, A11y in general. I loved the interviews and a lot of links for learning more on every chapter. Definitely recommend it when you're starting your accessibility journey

  • Ismail Ismail gave 5 out of 5 stars

    The best course and content.

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