Web accessibility training
Our hands-on web accessibility training has received great feedback from participants.
- The web accessibility training course lasts for one full day
- All participants must be confident with the fundamentals of HTML to take the course
- By the end of the training you'll have created an accessibility action plan for your website
- Courses usually have a maximum of 10 participants due to their interactive nature
We usually run our web accessibility training the day after our web usability training and the day before our Intermediate CSS training or advanced CSS training course, so you may wish to come on two or three courses. Book the same person on to two courses at the same time and get a 10% discount or book three courses and get a 20% discount! Our next course dates are:
- Wednesday 21st May 2008 (4 places available)
- Wednesday 25th June 2008 (6 places available)
- Wednesday 23rd July 2008 (6 places available)
The web accessibility training was excellent. I'll certainly recommend it to those around me.
Andy Brockie, The Guardian (more testimonials)
What you'll learn
Attending this course?
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- Course times: 10.00am - 5.00pm
- Course venue: Happy Computers, 40 Adler Street, London E1 1EE (map of where Happy Computers is)
During the one-day interactive course you will:
- Find out how to implement 'real-world' accessibility, beyond merely box-ticking
- Make accessible images, forms, tables and navigation
- Use screen reader and screen magnifier assistive technologies
- Learn the importance of accessible content and how to make it
- See how AJAX functionality can be made with accessibility in mind
- Discover how to thoroughly test a website for accessibility
- Utilise and learn how to understand the W3C WCAG guidelines
- Create an accessibility action plan for your website
- Be shown how to continue learning after the training is finished
- Understand the benefits of web accessibility and the legal requirements
You'll also receive a free 80-page colour handbook that contains all tutorials.
Web accessibility trainer
The web accessibility training is run by Webcredible's Head of Accessibility, Trenton Moss. Trenton is one of the most recognised names in accessibility and CSS and is a regular public speaker on accessibility. He's passionate about what he does and often writes research articles. His work has been published and endorsed on over 100 websites and in numerous offline magazines and newspapers.
Web accessibility training philosophy
Our web accessibility training follows one basic principle:
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
Chinese proverb
Put simply, we don't want to make your website accessible - we want you to make your website accessible. The web accessibility training lasts for one full day, during which time you'll complete a series of exercises designed for you to discover the answers by yourself and then put into practice what you've learnt.
By the end of the day, you'll have created an accessibility action plan for your website and will have acquired a deep understanding of what makes an accessible website. As a result of our hands-on web accessibility training, you'll have:
- A deeper understanding of your new knowledge
- Ownership of what you've learnt
- The ability to apply what you've learnt again and again in the future
Previous training participants
In addition to our regular clients, the following have all sent individuals and groups on to our training courses: Barclays, Comet, Eurostar, Expedia, The Guardian, Home Office, HSBC, Microsoft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Thomas Cook, Transport for London
Pricing
The cost per participant is £395 + VAT, including refreshments, a delicious lunch and all-you-can-eat ice cream. Vegetarian lunch is also available.
Participants also receive a free handbook containing all the course tutorials.
Next web accessibility training course
Demand for our courses is high so do be sure to book early to avoid disappointment. All courses take place from 10.00am to 5.00pm at our training centre in Aldgate, London. Our next available dates are:
- Wednesday 21st May 2008 (4 places available)
- Wednesday 25th June 2008 (6 places available)
- Wednesday 23rd July 2008 (6 places available)
We also offer private in-house web accessibility training, which can be especially useful if there are three or more of you looking to attend. Please contact us by phone on 0870 242 6095 or by e-mail at accessibility at webcredible.co.uk for more on this.
Half-day non-technical course
Webcredible also runs a half-day web accessibility training course aimed at web managers and content editors. It provides a great introduction to accessibility and outlines what needs to be done from a content point-of-view. Participants are also given the opportunity to use a range of assistive technologies, such as screen readers and screen magnifiers.
This half-day web accessibility training course is only available as a private in-house course. If you're potentially interested in having us run this for you, please contact us by phone on 0870 242 6095 or by e-mail at accessibility at webcredible.co.uk.
What next?
Sign up now to secure your place on our web accessibility training course!
You may wish to come on our web usability training, intermediate CSS training and/or advanced CSS training courses too, which usually take place the day before and the day after the web accessibility training. Book the same person on to two courses at the same time and get a 10% discount or book three courses and get a 20% discount!
The web accessibility training course takes place at our training centre in Aldgate, London.
If you have any further questions, or to arrange in-house web accessibility training for your organisation please contact us by phone on 0870 242 6095 or by e-mail at accessibility at webcredible.co.uk. We'll discuss your web accessibility training needs and requirements with no pushy sales pitch and no obligation to you.
Our other training courses
- Web usability training
- Intermediate CSS training
- Advanced CSS training
- Usability testing training
- Writing for the web training