This 2-day training is designed to help users shift their thinking to build accessibility compliant digital content. Day one is all about web accessibility compliance to assure users understand the requirements and consequences. Day two is designed to provide users with experience analyzing non-compliant sites based on their own understanding and then with automated evaluation tools. In addition, users will be exposed to coding compliant theme layouts and will learn techniques to manage non-web content.

Course Outline:

DAY 1

• Recognizing Disabilities - Understanding the range of disabilities that affect digital experiences.

• Disabilities and Devices - The scope of digital experience extends to many devices.

• Motivation - Why you should care about accessibility

• Don't Reinvent the Wheel - It's about development perspective. Your website design already allows for accessible practices.

• What is WCAG 2.1? - Introduction to the criterion and understanding how to use the resources available to you.

• Planning for Accessibility - Mapping WCAG 2.1 guidelines to your current practices.

• Testing - Identifying conformance terminology and requirements.

• Managing Accessibility - Requirements beyond coding and site building.

Day 2

• Site Plan Review - Users dive into hands on analysis of non-compliant sites.

• Site Review Outcomes - applying POUR principles to asses analysis

• Testing the Site - Utilizing accessibility evaluation tools

• Testing What you Know - More examples of possible pitfalls

• Structuring Your Page with Accessibility in Mind - Understanding ARIA and other tools to create compliant layout

• Non-web Content - Starting with accessibile documents including Word, PPT, and Acrobat PDFs

NOTE: All public training dates are tentative until the required number of students have enrolled, unless otherwise noted in the course title.

A Promet Training representative will contact you directly when the course "confirm/cancel" decision is made. The decision is made one week prior to Online classes and ten (10) days prior to courses in Las Vegas, Tyson's Corner, Chicago, and Austin.

Please do not book travel arrangements until you have received an email that this course is confirmed. Confirmation or cancellation emails will be sent immediately when a decision is made unless a course is already marked "confirmed".

CANCELLATION POLICY: If your class is cancelled or does not confirm, we will make every effort to reschedule your enrollment to assure you get the training you need in a timely manner. If you are unable to attend class, you must notify Promet (10) prior to the class start date to receive a refund.

Questions? Contact Promet Training directly at cstark@prometsource.com