W3Cx: Introduction to Web Accessibility

• What accessibility means, and how it’s essential for some people and useful for all
• The scope of web accessibility, and how it applies to a wide range of people and situations
• The business case, including how accessibility can expand market reach, demonstrate social responsibility, drive innovation, and minimize legal risk
• The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and other international standards for accessibility
• The principles of accessibility: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR)
• How you can check web pages for some basic accessibility issues and improve accessibility
• Approaches for planning managing accessibility in your project and in your organization
• Where to find W3C resources for developers and designers to implement accessibility

This course is based on the open curricula from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Module 1: What is Web Accessibility (2 sections)

• Introduces the broad scope of digital accessibility through real stories of people with disabilities
• Examples of how accessibility impacts the lives of interacting in the digital world

Module 2: People and Digital Technology (5 sections)

• Explores how people with different disabilities use various assistive technologies and adaptive strategies
• Introduces accessibility barriers and accessibility solutions
• Explores how design decisions impact interactions
• Explains the essential components of web accessibility

Module 3: Business Case and Benefits (2 sections)

• Presents direct and indirect return of investment and the organizational business case
• Explains the broader benefits for everyone, with or without disability

Module 4: Principles, Standards, and Checks (5 sections)

• Covers international accessibility standards from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• Explains the guiding principles of web accessibility: Percievable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR)
• Guides through first steps in checking accessibility and applications

Module 5: Getting Started with Accessibility (2 sections)

• Explains approaches for integrating accessibility into your design and development processes
• Provides tips to get started with accessibility right away