Why you should attend
At the end of this course you will understand:
- What an accessibility policy is and why you need it
- How to create and support an accessibility policy throughout the development lifecycle
- How to respond to accessibility feedback, evaluate policy success and review your policy
Who will benefit from this training?
This course is aimed at those wishing to create a robust accessibility policy, mainly product owners / managers in development environments and managers at an organisational level.
As an accessibility policy affects all roles throughout the development process the content may also be suitable for roles including developers, testers, designers and content creators.
To help you get even better value this year, we have a 10 for the price of 8 bundle on AbilityNet online training courses for you and your team to enjoy.
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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.
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Attendees of the live training will receive a recording of the course. If you are not attending the live training you can buy an existing recording of the course on demand:
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Course overview
Contents include:
- Why an accessibility policy is needed and stages of implementation
- Scope and coverage
- Responding to accessibility feedback, evaluating policy success and reviewing your policy
"A well delivered and well-paced webinar. Liked the polls and colourful examples."
“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 - Nick Freear
Nick Freear is an Accessibility and Usability Consultant at AbilityNet.
His role includes carrying out design reviews, accessibility audits, user testing and providing in-depth consultancy to organisations on web accessibility and usability.
His professional background includes working as an Educational Technology (Web) Developer at The Open University.
He is accredited with the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) qualification awarded by the IAAP, and holds a BEng (Hons) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham.
Nick also enjoys cycling and walking in the great outdoors.
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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