WCAG 2.0 Web Accessibility Training
We offer workshops on Web accessibility to webmasters and web designers. We start with basic accessibility principles and demonstrate how people with disabilities surf a web site site. Then we would roll up our sleeves and get right into the code, paying careful attention to the details of accessible design. Let us come into your organization and help your web team understand accessibility and give them the tools to create accessible web sites.
As "invited experts" to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Working Group (WCAG), we have an intimate knowledge of the emerging WCAG 2.0 standards and the previous 1.0 standards. We are the consultants to the Canadian Treasury Board Secretariat on WCAG 2.
Universal access is good business. We want your site to be accessible to the widest possible range of potential customers.
WCAG Courses Outines
(1) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
In December 2008, the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) released the WCAG 2.0, which is quickly becoming the new standard of accessible web worldwide, including the Government of Canada’s “Common Look and Feel,” the Government of Ontario’s AODA, the US Government Section 508, European Union, the majority of fortune 500 companies and more. The WCAG 2.0 is a major advancement in web accessibility because it allows accessible implementations for non-W3C technologies such as Flash and PDF and other Web 2.0 widgets.
David MacDonald, the only Canadian on the WCAG 2.0 team, will provide hands-on interactive exploration on how the WCAG 2.0 can be implemented on today’s multi faceted web sites to make them more accessible to people with disabilities. The two day course will include an introduction on how people with disabilities use the web and the tools they use, including a demonstration by a blind person.
Half day overview: call for quote
1 day course: call for quote
2 day course: call for quote
Prerequisite: basic understanding of (X)HTML
2) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 for Policy Makers
In December 2008, the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) released the WCAG 2.0, which is quickly becoming the new standard of accessible web worldwide, including the Government of Canada’s “Common Look and Feel,” the Government of Ontario’s AODA, the US Government Section 508, European Union, the majority of fortune 500 companies and more. The WCAG 2.0 is a major advancement in web accessibility because it allows accessible implementations of non-W3C technologies such as Flash and PDF and other Web 2.0 widgets.
David MacDonald, the only Canadian on the WCAG 2.0 team, will introduce WCAG 2.0 to policy makers who want to implement the standard for their organization. There will be discussion into the reasoning behind each of the Success Criteria to assist policy makers in reaching informed decisions about the specifics of WCAG 2.0 implementations and help them answer questions that their constituent web designers may ask. There will be extensive question and answer periods as well as a full exploration of concepts such as “Accessibility Supported”, “A mechanism is available …”, “Conforming Alternate Versions”, etc…
Half day overview: call for quote
1 day course: call for quote
2 day course: call for quote
Prerequisite: basic understanding of (X)HTML
(3) Making Accessible PDF’s - This “non-techie” course is for anyone who provides PDF content to webmasters.
In today’s emerging web environment, much of the content is provided in PDF format. When PDF first emerged it was not accessible to many people with disabilities. However, in recent years Adobe Corporation has responded to the disability community’s requests and has invested heavily into making PDF technology capable of producing documents that are accessible to people with disabilities. Now Acrobat is capable of providing accessible content in a way that is compliant with WCAG 2.0. However, it is necessary to prepare these documents correctly. Microsoft Word can export to PDF using PDFMaker in a way that is accessible, if the MS Word document is prepared correctly. This can be accomplished with minimal effort if certain principles and rules are adhered to in Microsoft Word.
In this course we will learn how to create an MS Word document for easy transition to accessible PDF format. We will also learn many of the aspects of Adobe Acrobat that can help turn an inaccessible PDF document into one that is accessible to people with disabilities and compliant with the emerging W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 guidelines.
Half day overview: call for quote
1 day course: call for quote
2 day course: call for quote
Prerequisite: basic understanding of (X)HTML
(4) Transitioning from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 to the WCAG 2.0
After its creation in 1999, the WCAG 1.0 became the foundation of accessible web standards worldwide. In May 1999 Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) released the WCAG 1.0, which quickly became the foundation of accessible web standards worldwide, including the Government of Canada’s “Common Look and Feel,” the Government of Ontario’s web presence, the US Government Section 508, the European Union, and the majority of fortune 500 companies.
In December 2008, the WCAG 2.0 was released which allows accessible implementations ofnon-W3C technologies such as Flash and PDF and other Web 2.0 widgets. It is currently under adoption by all major countries and organizations that previously embraced the WCAG 1.0.
In this course we will help users make the transition from the WCAG 1.0 to the WCAG 2.0. We will discuss the principles found in the 1.0 and how they are reflected in the 2.0. We will also cover in detail what’s new in the 2.0 and how it allows for new avenues of web design that are not only creative and innovative, but also accessible to people with disabilities. The two day course will include an introduction on how people with disabilities use the web and the tools they use, including a demonstration by a blind person.
Costs*:
Half day overview: call for quote
1 day course: call for quote
2 day course: call for quote
Prerequisite: basic understanding of (X)HTML
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of (X)HTML and WCAG 1.0
Other Services Provided by E-Ramp Inc.
- Tutorials with Webmasters, incorporating their actual working website
- Evaluations of websites for accessibility
- Accommodations of employees or candidate employees with disabilities
- Disability policy review