In all our courses and training we concentrate on explaining practical problems and solutions. Our courses cover the WAI and Section508 guidelines as well as other important issues that we have experienced over many years experience of working with the Internet and disabled web users.
On-Line Course On Fundamentals Of Website Accessibility
Our on-line e-learning module is designed for those who would like to learn the fundamentals of web accessibility at their own pace in their own environment. The lessons follow the stages of building a website and explain how to build in accessibility as you go. Each lesson has a set of excercises which are marked on-line and lessons can be re-visited at any time. The course consists of 12 lessons which are each broken down into manageable sections.
The course covers the following
- How disabled people use the web
- Producing accessible content
- Creating and applying visual styles
- Including images, multimedia and scripts in an accessible manner
- Creating accessible forms and effective navigation systems
- How to test a website for accessibility
- Explanation of the W3C/WAI guidelines (WAIG)
To try out the lessons, register for our e-access course.
We also offer scheduled accessibility training courses on Creating Accessible Websites which are run in co-operation with our partners VerseOne™ Technologies. These courses are run on a regular basis at various locations around the UK. The two courses offered are described below.
Creating Accessible Websites - Introduction and Awareness
This one day course provides an introduction to the issue of web accessibility for anyone with responsibility for publishing, building or maintaining a website.This awareness session explains how disabled people access the web, demonstrates the types of problems they encounter and how to avoid them. The course explains how the UK Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) affects websites and gives an introduction to the generally accepted web accessibility initiaitive published by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C/WAI). The charge for this course is £350 plus VAT per student. For more information on topics covered and course dates go to web accessibility awareness course details.
Creating Accessible Websites - Technical Workshop
A one day workshop demonstrating how to create and maintain accessible websites that comply with the W3C/WAI Guidelines. This course is aimed at technical staff who are responsible for building websites and maintaining the underlying HTML code. This is a hands-on session with excercises to help students gain a practical understanding of the issues involved with web accessibility. The course assumes a general knowledge of the HTML code system. Charge for this course is £450 plus VAT per student. For more information on topics covered and course dates go to web accessibility workshop details
If you have any other training needs in the areas of web usability and accessibility or would like a tailored course run at your own premises, please email details to sales@userite.com , use our contact form or phone us on + 44 (0) 20 8545 2886