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Web Site Accessibility and Section 508 Compliance

2 day course

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In this hands-on course, you will master the site design and specific coding techniques necessary to make your site accessible to all, including persons with disabilities. Students will learn about the Section 508 regulations and W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and master implementing them through a series of hands-on exercises.

Course Topics:

(for a full detailed outline, visit our PDF link above)

Web Accessibility

  • Introduction - What exactly is Section 508?
  • Regulations and Guidelines, the Florida Statute
  • What Does it Mean to be "Accessible?"
  • Standards Make the Job Easier
  • Other Forces for Accessibility

Alternative Content for Graphics

  • Alternative Text For Images And Image Links
  • Alternative Text For Image Map Areas
  • Creating Quality Alt Text
  • Using Long Descriptions and Interim Solutions

Checking Web Pages For Accessibility

  • Introduction
  • Using Your Browser
  • Viewing Your Page Without Images
  • Using the Keyboard
  • Changing Fonts and Colors
  • Using JAWS and a Text Browser
  • Using Bobby
  • Using ACC Monitor and Other ACC Tools

Accessible Navigation

  • Introduction
  • Skipping To Main Content
  • Other Skip Navigation Methods
  • The Wording of Links and the Title Attribute

Image Maps

  • Working with Server-Side Image Maps
  • Working with Client-Side Image Maps

Accessible Tables

  • Using Tables for page layout
  • Data tables
  • Using Caption and Summary
  • Using Column and Row Headers
  • Associating Data Cells with Their Headers
  • A Case Study in Accessible Tables

Audio and Multimedia

  • Introduction and Definitions
  • Section 508 Requirement for Transcripts
  • Requirement for Captioning
  • New Technology
  • Video Descriptions

Special Cases

  • Introduction
  • Never Depend on Color Alone
  • Avoid Flicker
  • Timed Responses
  • Text-Only Page as Last Resort

Accessible Forms

  • Introduction – The Anatomy of a Web Form
  • Push Buttons, Image Buttons and Button Buttons
  • Text Entry Fields
  • Proximity Rule for Labels and Form Controls
  • Placing Prompts in Text Entry Fields
  • Associate Labels with Elements
  • Radio Buttons and Check Boxes
  • Select Menus
  • Title Attribute of Input Elements
  • Tab Order and Access Keys
  • Fieldsets and Legends

Scripts and Applets

  • Introduction – The Nature of JavaScript
  • JavaScript Accessibility Concerns
  • Comparison of JavaScript Requirements
  • Turn Off JavaScript in Your Browser
  • Accessibility Problems With Events
  • Four Kinds of JavaScript Content

Style Sheets and Accessibility

  • Style Sheets for Different Media
  • Allowing User Control of Text Sizes
  • Using Style Sheets Properly