Introduction to Web Accessibility

Learn the principles of universal web-page design, and know how to produce web-sites that are fully accessible to people with sensory, learning and mobility disabilities. Well-designed pages also benefit people who use portable web-devices or who have slow or intermittent connections to the Internet. Topics covered:

1. Sensitization. Understand the business case for creating web-sites that anyone can access.
2. Assistive technologies. See assistive technologies and access techniques that people with disabilities use to operate computers and surf the web.
3. Web barriers. Recognize common barriers that people with disabilities encounter when using the World Wide Web.
4. Solutions. Know and apply WCAG 1.0 or Section 508 Requirements.

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