Web accessibility/WACC301/Syllabus

Participants in the WACC301 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 3 days)
Session 5	Independent study (recommend 3 days)
Session 6	Independent study (recommend 3 days)
Session 7	Independent study (recommend 3 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 WACC301
  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 Development

Background about disability, accessibility, and related standards and legislation.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Start here
  2. Types of Disabilities and Barriers
  3. Why Learn About Accessible Web Development
  4. AODA Background
  5. About WCAG and WAI-ARIA

Session 2

Setup to Take The Course

Install software, setup accounts, and prepare for submitting course assignments

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. Submitting Coding Assignments and Using GitHub
  2. Introduction to the jQuery Plugin
  3. Other WAI-ARIA Libraries
  4. ChromeVox Screen Reader Install and Setup
  5. WAI-ARIA and HTML 5

• Activities
  1. Activity 1: How to Submit Assignments
  2. Activity 2: Set Up and Use ChromeVox
  3. Self-Test 1

Session 3

Introduction to WAI-ARIA

An introduction to the W3C's Accessible Rich Internet Applications standard.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 2 days)
• Topics:
  1. What is WAI-ARIA?
  2. Roles, States, and Properties
  3. Static vs. Dynamic WAI-ARIA
  4. Browser and Screen Reader Support for WAI-ARIA
  5. Graceful Degradation vs. Progressive Enhancement
  6. Validating WAI-ARIA
  7. WAI-ARIA Taxonomy

• Activities:
  1. Activity 3: WAI-ARIA Scavenger Hunt
  2. Self-Test 2

Session 4

Basic WAI-ARIA

A look at static WAI-ARIA, written directly into HTML without the need for scripting.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 3 days)
• Topics:
  1. WAI-ARIA Landmarks
  2. Common Static WAI-ARIA
  3. WAI-ARIA Alert and Message Dialogs
  4. Using Tabindex
  5. Keyboard Interaction
  6. Application and Presentation Roles
  7. Live Regions

• Activities:
  1. Activity 4: WAI-ARIA Landmarks and Alerts
  2. Self-Test 3

Session 5

Interactive WAI-ARIA (Basic)

Making suggestion boxes, tooltips, and progress bars accessible to assistive technology users.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 3 days)
• Topics:
  1. Toggle Buttons (Activity Example)
  2. Suggestion Boxes
  3. Tooltips
  4. Progress Bars

• Activities:
  1. Activity 5: Accessible Suggestion Box
  2. Activity 6: Accessible Tooltips
  3. Activity 7: Accessible Progress Bar

Session 6

Interactive WAI-ARIA (Intermediate)

Making sliders, accordions, tab panels, and carousels accessible to assistive technology users.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 3 days)
• Topics:
  1. Sliders
  2. Accordions
  3. Tab Panels
  4. Carousels

• Activities:
  1. Activity 8: Accessible Slider
  2. Activity 9: Accessible Accordion
  3. Activity 10: Accessible Tab Panel
  4. Activity 11: Accessible Carousel

Session 7

Interactive WAI-ARIA (Advanced)

Making navigation menus accessible to assistive technology users.

• Dates: Independent study (recommend 3 days)
• Topics:
  1. Menu Bars
  2. Tree Menus
  3. Sortable Lists

• Activities:
  1. Activity 12: Accessible Menu Bar
  2. Activity 13: Accessible Tree Navigation
  3. Activity 14: Accessible Sortable List