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SUMMARY:W3C's Digital Accessibility Foundations Free Online Course
DESCRIPTION:The “Introduction to Web Accessibility” online course provides the foundation you need to make your digital technology accessible\, so that it: \n\n\n\n\nworks well for people with disabilities\n\n\n\nmeets international standards\n\n\n\nenhances the user experience for everyone\n\n\n\nachieves goals\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility is essential to create high-quality apps\, websites\, and other digital content — and to not exclude people from using your products and services. \n\n\n\nThe course is designed for technical and non-technical learners including: developers\, designers\, content authors\, project managers\, students\, instructors\, professionals\, and people with disabilities.  \n\n\n\nThe course is structured so that you can focus on the topics that you are most interested in. Optional activities and additional materials provide more learning on specific topics. \n\n\n\nFor example\, you can choose to focus on: \n\n\n\n\nCoding web applications to meet international W3C standards.\n\n\n\nDesigning interfaces to meet the needs of people with disabilities\, including older users.\n\n\n\nWriting a business case to present to management.\n\n\n\nAdvocating for accessibility by understanding real-life experiences of how accessibility is essential for some\, and useful for all.\n\n\n\nManaging accessibility in projects and in organizations.\n\n\n\nChecking web pages for basic accessibility issues and improving accessibility.\n\n\n\n\nWe encourage you to go through the whole course\, even if you focus more on some topics. \n\n\n\nThe course covers principles from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative’s (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)\, and much more: \n\n\n\n\nWhat is Web Accessibility (2 sections) — challenges the way you may approach accessibility.\n\n\n\nPeople and Digital Technology (5 sections) — gives you the “why” behind the what you need to do for accessibility.\n\n\n\nBusiness Case and Benefits (2 sections) — explains how accessibility can expand market reach\, demonstrate social responsibility\, drive innovation\, and minimize legal risk.\n\n\n\nPrinciples\, Standards\, and Checks (5 sections) — guides you through understanding accessibility requirements and checking for accessibility barriers (also called evaluating or testing for errors or bugs) — with non-technical and technical guidance; provides optional material for learning more about coding accessibly.\n\n\n\nGetting Started with Accessibility (2 sections) — explains approaches for integrating accessibility into your design and development processes; provides tips for getting started with accessibility right away.\n\n\n\n\nMore “What you’ll learn” and syllabus is in the edX course page. \n\n\n\nThis self-paced course is designed to take 16-20 hours to complete for most people. It is listed as 4 weeks or 4-5 hours effort per week.  \n\n\n\nCourse will be available only though December 2025.
URL:https://accessibility.usc.edu/event/w3cs-digital-accessibility-foundations-free-online-course/
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