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Welcome to Introduction to Web Accessibility
We are very happy to offer this course — the first in The Chang School series on Web Accessibility. And, we're happy that so many peoplefrom all over the world have signed up to learn about this important topic.
Over the next four weeks, we will help you build a practical understanding of what web accessibility is all about. We will be using the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) as the framework for that understanding. WCAG has become the de facto standard for web accessibility, upon which many laws and regulations around the world are based. Here, in Ontario, Canada, for instance, the Information and Communication Standard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), is based on WCAG almost word for word. You will likely find that rules and regulations in your part of the world are also based on WCAG.
But, for the average person WCAG can be difficult to comprehend. This course will help you build a practical understanding of WCAG and potential barriers on the Web, through a wide range of practical exercises that will give you first-hand experience with web accessibility.
This week, the focus is on getting you setup to take this course and providing some background on WCAG and its many parts, before getting into the details of the individual guidelines next week.
There is a lot to do this week. In fact, this week will be the busiest of the four weeks of this course.
This week's tasks:
- Get started by reading over the Course Home page and the Course Start page. Here, you will learn about the requirements for the course and what needs to be done.
- Once you have familiarize yourself with the requirements, introduce yourself in the Introductions Discussion Forum, and read through others posts to see who your classmates are. Respond to a few other posts, if you are inclined.
- Complete Unit 1 - Why Learn About Web Accessibility
- Complete the Unit 1 Activity - Experiencing Barriers
- Complete Unit 2 - WCAG
- Complete Unit 2 Activity - WCAG Scavenger Hunt
