Web Accessibility Training

Description

Future-Proof Your Digital Presence: Expert Training on Web Accessibility Standards, WCAG, & Section 508 Compliance!

In today’s digital-first world, ensuring your website is accessible to everyone isn’t just good practice—it’s a critical legal and ethical imperative that broadens your reach, enhances your brand, and is often a mandated requirement for government contracts and federal agencies (Section 508). But navigating the complexities of web accessibility guidelines, including WCAG and Section 508, can be daunting. Our comprehensive Web Accessibility Training cuts through the jargon, providing your team with the essential knowledge and practical skills to design, develop, and maintain truly inclusive websites that meet leading compliance standards. This in-depth accessibility training course covers:

• Understanding WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines): Demystify the core principles and success criteria of the internationally recognized WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 standards for web content accessibility.
• Section 508 Compliance Deep Dive: Gain a clear understanding of Section 508 requirements and how they align with WCAG, ensuring your digital properties meet federal accessibility mandates.
• Practical Implementation of Accessibility Guidelines: Learn how to apply both WCAG and Section 508 compliance to real-world scenarios, from semantic HTML and ARIA roles to color contrast, keyboard navigation, and responsive design.
• Web Accessibility Testing Techniques: Discover effective methods for testing your website’s accessibility, including automated accessibility tools, manual accessibility reviews, and user testing with assistive technologies, all geared towards verifying WCAG and Section 508 adherence.
• Common Accessibility Pitfalls and Solutions: Identify frequent web accessibility errors and learn expert strategies for digital accessibility remediation to ensure full compliance.
• Benefits Beyond Compliance: Understand how robust web accessibility improves SEO, enhances user experience (UX) for all, and demonstrates a commitment to corporate social responsibility and digital inclusion, securing broader market access.

Equip your team to build a universally accessible website that is not only compliant with both WCAG and Section 508, but also welcoming and usable for every visitor, regardless of ability, significantly improving your online reach and brand reputation.

Estimated Completion: 30-40 hours