Web accessibility/WACC201/Syllabus

Participants in the WACC201 course reside in different time zones. We recommend that you follow the course in your own time zone. For example, Monday means your Monday and not the time zone where the lead facilitator is located.

Session	Dates
Getting started	Independent study before starting the course.
Session 0	Independent study before starting the course.
Session 1	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 2	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 3	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 4	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 5	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 6	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 7	Independent study (recommend 2 days)
Session 8	Independent study (recommend 2 days)

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Getting started

Course overview

Familiarise yourself with the course site and course guide.

• Dates: Independent study before starting the course.
• Resources:
  1. About WACC102
  2. Start here
  3. Course Guide
• Key activities:
  1. Complete the OERu new participant survey OERu new participant survey (optional).
  2. Complete the 5 things you should do before starting the course

Session 1

Why Learn About Accessible Web Accessibility Auditing

Background on disability, accessibility, and other aspects of web accessibility auditing.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Why Learn About Web Accessibility Auditing?
  2. Aspects of Web Accessibility Auditing
  3. Types of Disabilities and Barriers
  4. Common Sense
  5. Things to Watch For
  6. Automated Web Accessibility Testing
  7. Manual Web Accessibility Testing
  8. Introduction to User Testing
  9. Introduction to Code Examination and Repair
  10. ChromeVox Screen Reader

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Start Your Web Accessibility Auditing Toolkit
  2. Activity: Experience Web Content From a Different Perspective
  3. Self-Test 1

Session 2

Introduction to WCAG 2.0

Introduction to the web content accessibility guidelines that will inform your web audit workflow.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Introduction to WCAG 2.0
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. The Evolution of Web Accessibility
  4. WCAG Principles
  5. WCAG Accessibility Conformance
  6. 10 Key Guidelines
  7. WCAG Web Auditing Review Template
  8. Self-Test 2

• Activities
  1. Activity: WCAG Scavenger Hunt

Session 3

Automated Testing Tools

An introduction to automated tools that support web auditing activities.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Automated Testing Tools
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. Limitations of Automated Web Accessibility Checkers
  4. AChecker Web Accessibility Checker
  5. WAVE Accessibility Evaluation Tool
  6. Other Notable Accessibility Review Tools
  7. Colour Contrast Evaluation
  8. Readability Testing
  9. Markup Validation

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Compare AChecker and WAVE
  2. Self-Test 3

Session 4

Manual Testing Strategies

A look at number of manual test strategies that complement automated tests and assistive technology reviews.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Introduction to Manual Testing Strategies
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. Tab Key Navigation Test
  4. 'Select All' Test
  5. Code Examination and Repair
  6. Media Review
  7. Other Tools for Manual Testing

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Chrome Tools
  2. Self-Test 4

Session 5

Assistive Technology Testing

Explore assistive technology testing as well as other types of assistive technologies.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Assistive Technology Testing
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. Screen Reader Testing
  4. Summary of Available Screen Readers
  5. Other Assistive Technologies

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Using ChromeVox to Find Accessibility Features
  2. Self-Test 5

Session 6

User Testing

Learn to identify ways in which user testing can assist with your web accessibility audit.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. User Testing
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. Involving User Testers
  4. Recruiting User Testers
  5. Developing a Test Protocol
  6. Recording Observations

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Finding User Testers
  2. Self-Test 6

Session 7

Web Accessibility Reporting

Explore the elements of different types of accessibility audit reports.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Web Accessibility Reporting
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. Choosing an Audit
  4. Informal Reviews
  5. Template Audit and Audit Walk-Through
  6. General Audits
  7. Detailed Audits
  8. Follow-Up Audits
  9. Tour of an Audit Report

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Lulu's Lollipops Informal Review
  2. Self-Test 7

Session 8

Other Accessibility Standards

Overview of other types of accessibility standards.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Other Accessibility Standards
  2. Objectives and Activities
  3. WCAG Relation to International Web Accessibility Guidelines
  4. ATAG: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
  5. UAAG: User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
  6. ISO/IEC-24751 (AccessForAll)
  7. WAI-ARIA: Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications

• Activities:
  1. Activity: Web Accessibility in Your Part of the World
  2. Self-Test 8