Classes

Offered several times a year, this class provides an introduction to digital accessibility and associated standards, practices, and resources. Topics include:

• Overview of disability and digital accessibility
• The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
• Creating accessible content on the Web
• Creating accessible documents
• University resources for content creators
• Assistive device demonstrations by members of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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This class is under development; much of the material will be presented at the Summer Accessibility Workshop, and we expect to start offering it regularly in fall 2020.

Topics include:

• Effective strategies for checking site content and organization
• Checking responsive designs for phones and screen magnification
• Using automated tools to reveal hidden text and formatting, validate forms and tables, and check color contrast
• Keyboard testing for focus indication and skip links
• Planning and tools for ongoing quality assurance

This class is under development; much of the material will be presented at the Summer Accessibility Workshop, and we expect to start offering it regularly in fall 2020.

Topics include:

• Effective strategies for checking site content and organization
• Checking responsive designs for phones and screen magnification
• Using automated tools to reveal hidden text and formatting, validate forms and tables, and check color contrast
• Keyboard testing for focus indication and skip links
• Planning and tools for ongoing quality assurance

This class is under development; much of the material will be presented at the Summer Accessibility Workshop, and we expect to start offering it regularly in fall 2020.

Topics include:

• Relevant Web standards beyond WCAG: ATAG and WAI-ARIA
• Advanced automated tools
• Comprehensive keyboard testing, including considerations for custom interactive elements
• Testing on mobile and desktop screen readers