The RNIB Web Access Centre provides information, advice and consultancy in accessible web design for people with disabilities.
Информация
- Местоположение:
- London, United Kingdom, WC1H 9NE
- Телефон:
- 020 7391 2178
Събития
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- Countdown to Techshare 2009 10 септември г. 04:39
- The return of Accessibility 2.0: A Million Flowers Bloom 10 септември г. 04:23
- The Web Access Team welcomes two new Consultants 21 август г. 03:24
Web Access Centre New web access open training week booked for February 2010 in Liverpool. See our events section for details!
Web Access Centre
Techshare 2009 starts today! for information on the event, check out the RNIB pages here http://bit.ly/techshare and for more info on what our consultants are doing at the event read our blog post here http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id
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Techshare 2009 will take place on the 16th - 18th September 2009 at the ExCeL London conference and exhibition centre, located on the waterfront in east London’s Royal Victoria Dock. ...
AbilityNet ran their first Accessibility 2.0 event in 2008. This year sees the return of the well received event, which will be held at Microsoft (Victoria, London) on the 22nd September. Accessibility 2.0, A Million Flowers Bloom is a conference exploring Web 2.0, social media and accessibility...
Web Access Centre RNIB launch our new website on 16th September! For more information see http://tinyurl.com/ng46w2 and check back on the 16th to see the new site!
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A relaunch will take place on Wednesday 16 September 2009. However, the address of the website will still be the same: www.rnib.org.uk
The Web Access Team has recently grown from 3 Consultants to a total of 5, assisted by our Project Assistant, Sharon Irvine. We’re pleased to welcome Adrian Linney and Lynn Holdsworth to the team. Both bring some excellent skills from varying aspects of web development. ...
Web Access Centre
Overview and Objectives
This technical, interactive workshop introduces delegates to the application of common web design techniques that can make a website more accessible. It covers the methods of web design that cause the most common accessibility problems and includes site, page and information structure, using Casc...ading Style Sheets (CSS) to enhance accessibility, constructing usable forms and deploying unobtrusive JavaScript.
The workshop involves hands-on experience of screen reading software and introduces useful examples of good and bad practice on the web today. Overall the workshop aims to provide you with knowledge and experience that will help you create and maintain accessible websites.
* Suitable for: web designers, developers and programmers. Key stakeholders in the design and build of websites who already have a basic understanding of accessible web design.
* Pre-requisites: A sound knowledge of (X)HTML and a basic knowledge of CSS.
Content
Aspects include:
* Structure - a logical look at how to correctly structure web pages using semantic (X)HTML.
* Data Tables - how to create accessible data tables to present both complex and simple tabular data.
* Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - how to use CSS to separate structure and presentation and enhance navigational accessibility.
* Forms and JavaScript - practical examples of accessible, usable forms and unobtrusive JavaScript.
Benefits
Delegates will:
* Learn how disabled users access the information in websites.
* Learn how to go beyond simply applying basic accessible web design as outlined by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and apply best practice real world solutions.
* Learn about logical page structure and how to remove hidden barriers to access within navigation.
* Learn the importance of separating the structure of information from its visual presentation.
* Learn how to use JavaScript to enhance rather than prevent accessibility and build workable forms.
Training course covering structure, CSS, forms, JavaScript and data tables.
Дата/час:25 ноември 2009 г. 10:00
Местоположение:RNIB Head Office
Web Access Centre
Overview and Objectives
This practical non-technical workshop introduces the principles and practices of making a website accessible. It covers key aspects of web accessibility: looking at your legal obligations, business benefits, how people with disabilities access the web, guidelines and standards and planning and im...plementation techniques.
The workshop contains useful case studies and demonstrations of access technologies, and looks at examples of good and bad practice on the web today.
Overall, the workshop aims to provide you with a framework within which to deploy and maintain accessible web sites.
* Suitable for: Website owners, commissioners, project managers, marketing people, content authors and other non-technical stakeholders in the development of an accessible site.
* Pre-requisites: None.
Content
Aspects include:
* The legal and business case - the legal and good practice drivers for accessible websites.
* How people with disabilities access the web - a look at various access technologies and how web pages render.
* Guidelines and standards - an introduction to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and a wander around the web looking at sites built to these guidelines.
* Implementing accessibility - key aspects of retrofitting sites for accessibility, new builds, testing techniques and resources.
Benefits
Delegates will:
* Understand the legal requirement for web accessibility.
* Be able to put together a business case for accessibility.
* Gain a familiarity with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and other national and international legislation and guidance.
* Be able to put together implementation plans, manage and maintain accessible web sites.
"Demystifying Accessibility" is a training course that looks at key factors that site owners and man...agers should consider when making sites accessible.
Дата/час:23 ноември 2009 г. 10:00
Местоположение:RNIB Head Office
Web Access Centre
We are all excited that the programme for TechShare has now been published! Check out the agenda here http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/pub
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This year's programme features 44 presentations on a broad range of exciting and current topics, from many experts and leading organisations in the sector. Please click one of the links below to access the programme for each day of the conference. ...
Web Access Centre Some of our consultants are attending the @media conference tomorrow on the South Bank. Anyone else going?
Web Access Centre
Overview and objectives
This full day technical course introduces the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) specification. ARIA improves the accessibility of script heavy websites and web applications for assistive technology users. Learn about the problems ARIA sets out to solve, how it solves them and how to st...art using it.
This training course highlights the accessibility problems caused by JavaScript widgets and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) interactions. The ARIA markup that can be added to solve these problems will be introduced and you'll see example widgets both with and without ARIA markup to see and hear the differences between them. Issues around keyboard accessibility and browser / screen reader support are also covered.
* Suitable for: web developers and programmers. Key stakeholders in the build of websites who already have a good understanding of accessible web design.
* Pre-requisites: a sound knowledge of (X)HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Content
Aspects include:
* JavaScript Widgets and AJAX - what are the accessibility problems?
* ARIA Markup - an overview of the ARIA specification and the new attributes that can be added to markup to improve accessibility.
* ARIA Tools - learn about some of the tools available to help you investigate and test ARIA implementations.
* Live Examples - see example widgets being read through a screen reader both with and without ARIA markup to see and hear the difference between them.
* The future for ARIA - learn about where ARIA currently is and how support is coming along in browsers, assistive technologies and popular JavaScript frameworks.
Benefits
Delegates will:
* Understand what new accessibility problems are caused by JavaScript widgets and AJAX interactions.
* Learn what new attributes ARIA makes available for use to increase the accessibility of widgets and applications that make use of AJAX.
* Find out what ARIA testing tools are available and how to use them.
* Experience the difference ARIA markup can make to the accessibility of JavaScript widgets and AJAX interactions.
* Gain the knowledge necessary to plan ahead for implementing ARIA when it becomes fully supported.
New for 2009 - Accessible Rich Internet Applications - Understand and Use WAI-ARIA training course available from the Web Access Centre.
Дата/час:25 септември 2009 г. 10:00
Местоположение:Edinburgh
Web Access Centre
Overview and Objectives
This practical workshop guides you through web accessibility testing techniques, introducing tools and providing tangible examples. It focuses on testing carried out using dedicated testing tools, simple browser tests and some widely used assistive technology software such as screen readers.
The w...orkshop illustrates both automated and manual testing and explains the differences between them. It also gives the opportunity to learn, through practical examples, what to look for when testing and how to identify some of the most common accessibility issues.
* Suitable for: web designers, developers and programmers. Key stakeholders in the design and build of websites who already have a basic understanding of accessible web design.
* Pre-requisites: a sound knowledge of (X)HTML and a basic knowledge of CSS.
Content
Aspects include:
* Aim and importance of testing - why websites should be tested and what to test against.
* Types of testing - an overview of the variety of accessibility testing that can be carried out on a website.
* Testing tools - an examination of programs and techniques that can be used to carry out automated or manual testing.
* Practical examples - testing aimed to identify the most common accessibility problems.
Benefits
Delegates will:
* Understand why web accessibility testing is important.
* Learn what to test for, in relation to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
* Find out what testing tools are available and their strengths and limitations.
* Learn techniques to apply when checking their own websites.
New for 2009 - Practical Accessibility Testing training course available from the Web Access Centre.
Дата/час:24 септември 2009 г. 10:00
Местоположение:Edinburgh
