Accessibility on a Shoestring: Accessibility for smaller organisations

Break barriers, not the bank: learn about achievable accessibility solutions for small organisations with limited resources and budgets.

Why you should attend

For small businesses and charities, lack of staff time, budget and knowledge can make it hard to know where to start with accessibility.

This session, aimed at organisations of around 20 staff or fewer, covers the basic principles of digital accessibility, and shows how you can make the most impact with limited resources.

It looks at things to consider when making procurement decisions and choosing products, creating accessible content on your website, social media posts and documents, and highlights how to test with real users, and how to manage and fund accessibility, as well as free tools and resources.

Who will benefit from this training?

Anyone in a small organisation with responsibility for websites, social media, documents or internal policy such as:

Communications officers
Website managers
Content editors
Digital officers
General managers and chief executives

Level of training: Suitable for all levels of knowledge

Get 10 training courses for the price of 8

To help you get even better value in the year ahead, we have a 10 for the price of 8 bundle on AbilityNet online training courses for you and your team to enjoy.

Book your training bundle

Book Now: Next date to be confirmed

13:00 - 14:30 BST

Attendees of the live training session will receive a Certificate of Attendance to add to their professional development training portfolio.

If you're looking for training for more than 8 people on a single course, please contact us about our great value in-house training options.

Contact us for in-house training

Upskill your team so together we can create a more accessible digital world.

What you will learn

Procurement
Accessible content
Usability testing on a shoestring
Finance and management

"Very insightful and informative."

"The explanation of the various screen readers and how to test using them will help me more effectively spot accessibility issues in content."

“I’ve found the sessions useful in bringing the range of accessibility issues to our attention, from website navigation to ensuring that images are meaningful to the visually impaired… I’d say that the training is essential for those responsible for the content of public websites.”

Meet your trainer - Jess Cahill

Jess Cahill

Jess Cahill has been an Accessibility and Usability Consultant with AbilityNet since 2018. Her professional background includes web product and project roles, content design and UX research, in both charity and private sectors, including in the disability field. She has a particular interest in accessible content, maps and map creation, and accessibility for small organisations.

Important information

Class size: We limit the number of people on our training courses to ensure all attendees can engage with the presenter, ask questions and have an informative experience.

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