Web accessibility training

Did you know that 1 in 5 of your customers have accessibility needs?

There are ethical, economic, and legal reasons why your websites and digital products should work for everyone. But ultimately it's about providing a superior experience to all customers alike.

Our interactive, expert-led, classroom-based web accessibility training gives you practical advice on how to cater to accessibility needs and start establishing a culture of digital inclusion within your organisation.

Check dates and book

Choose from our scheduled training dates, or contact us to explore bespoke training for groups of three and above.

Cost:

£495 + VAT per person

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What you'll learn

  • How users with accessibility needs use computers
    You'll learn about the various types of user needs that affect web and computer use, the challenges that they face, and the types of software and hardware people use to perform online tasks.
  • What the law says about digital access
    Understand how the law on disability affects your organisation, and how to make sure that you provide an inclusive experience for your visitors.
  • How to create inclusive digital content
    Images, video, tables, and interactive content – we'll show you how to make all your digital content more inclusive.
  • How to use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
    It's really overwhelming but, once you get confident and comfortable with using WCAG, it can become an indispensable tool for you.
  • How to check your content
    Once we've worked through the basics, we'll show you how to apply what you've learned through some hands-on testing.

Meet your trainer,
Grant Broome

Grant has been specialising in web accessibility for more than a decade, consulting with a variety of organisations on how to make their online content accessible to people with disabilities.

He's audited hundreds of websites and provided training courses to various European government teams and companies such as Virgin and Legal & General. Grant has also spoken at events for the British Computer Society, Headstar, and at the Bett Show.

His approach makes accessibility as simple and understandable as possible, taking a complex topic and making it digestible, exciting, and actionable.

Course content

Morning

  • Different types of disabled user groups
  • Blind web users
  • Visually impaired web users
  • Mobility impaired web users
  • Deaf and hard of hearing web users
  • Users with reading difficulties
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and how to use them

Afternoon

  • Implementing accessibility
  • Form accessibility
  • Accessibility of tables
  • Use of colour
  • Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)
  • Video and audio accessibility
  • Testing for accessibility
  • Automated testing tools
  • Testing with the Web Accessibility Toolbar
  • Accessibility action plan

Course location

London

We're based at Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, WC2B 6NH. But we can also do on-site training at your offices. 

London office map

What you'll need to bring

  • A laptop and charger, for taking notes and trying things out
  • If you're bringing a Windows machine, then we recommend installing the free-to-use NVDA screen reader
  • If you're bringing a Mac, we'll be using the built in VoiceOver feature
  • For the testing element we'll be demonstrating some plugins for Chrome, so also download Wave extension and Contrast Radio Checker 

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