Web accessibility training September 10, 2009
London, England E1 8AX
Webcredible's hands-on web accessibility training course lasts for one full day and usually has a maximum of 10 participants due to its interactive nature.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
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
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'
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
TESTIMONIALS
"The training was excellent. I'll certainly recommend it to those around me." - Andy Brockie, Guardian.
"We were delighted with the course and are now perfectly equipped to improve the online content for all our customers." - Richard Linnington, First Choice Holidays.
"Practical exercises helped us apply our new skills during the training. It was fun, interesting and interactive - I'd recommend it to anyone." - Filip Elerud, Levi Strauss.
LOCATION & PRICING
The web accessibility training takes place in our purpose-built training centre in Tower Hill, London and costs £395 + VAT per person. A discount of up to 20% is available if you book more than one course.
WHAT NEXT?
Please see www.webcredible.co.uk/accesstraining for further information and to reserve your place on this fantastic course!
Official Website: http://www.webcredible.co.uk/accesstraining
Added by Webcredible on August 4, 2009
Comments
raines
There's some Green Festival stuff that overlaps Friday, but I'll look at doing something on Thursday, about creating community, bringing it to the real world, etc.
kristiewells
calling all volunteers - http://upcoming.org/event/124705/
chrisheuer
Just FYI - there are over 100 people registered officially.
fotogail
good show! do you cut it off at 140?
kristiewells
Hi Gail, we are at 137 registered (paid) and will be cutting it off at 160 (which includes the sponsors and their guests). I need to hold 10 more spots for our sponsors which leaves 13 passes left for individuals as of this morning.
So, if anyone out there REALLY wants to come and has not registered yet...I would encourage you to do so. I never imagined we would sell out, but it just might happen.
Also, one of our sponsors, Personal Bee, is donating a handful of passes back as 'scholarships'. If you are interested in applying for a FREE pass, please contact Ted directly through http://personalbee.blogs.com/beeblog/2006/11/web_22.html.
kristiewells
Howdy folks, I am here to report online registration is now closed. Sorry, but I did not wish to stay up until 1am printing badges.
There are 'technically' seven (7) passes left, so if you would like to come, please do - just bring $40 cash.
I say 'technically' as we set 160 as the limit due to the space layout, but think we can actually go to 200 as I am sure not everyone will be in the same room at any one time. So, we won't worry about the number until the fire marshall starts tapping on my shoulder.
So, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow and engaging in some wonderful conversations.
chrisheuer
OK - so now we need to start rollng on this. I have a bunch of blog posts to get out, but wanted to start here with the most important news.
We want you to lead a session - or perhaps just propose it and we can help you find someone to be a discussion leader. If you have something you want to talk about concerning the next phase of the Web and what is needed to reach more people with the amazing advancements already developed, here is your chance.
Write a blog post and tag it with 'web22talk'.
The one's chosen by the community for the unconference will not only get the extra exposure and Digg love, but will also be printed in our UnGuide and given out to attendees (as well as sent out to a few other important folks who are unable to attend)
My proposed topic is The Importance of Social Media, based on a Blog post of the same name I wrote up for Blog Orlando.
http://tinyurl.com/lv7lv
Also, most importantly - the event Web site is http://www.web2point2.org/