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.
Book your training bundle
Book now: Wednesday 13 March 2024
- 13:00 to 14:30 GMT (1.5 hours)
Please note: after purchasing a ticket you are able to reassign the ticket, if somebody different to the ticket purchaser will be attending the training.
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.
Buy on demand
Attendees of the live training will receive the recording after the event, but you may wish to just buy the recording of the course on demand from when it last took place:
Contact us for in-house training
Upskill your team so together we can create a more accessible digital world.
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
Attendees will receive a link to the recording of the training to watch back at your leisure after the event. (And you’ll always have access to the latest advice as we will update the content on the link when the training is repeated in the future.)
"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 - Katie Hugi
Katey is a Senior Accessibility Consultant at AbilityNet at AbilityNet.
Her role includes, carrying out design reviews, accessibility audits, user testing and providing in-depth consultancy to organisations on web accessibility and usability.
She previously worked at the University of Cambridge as a project manager specialising in Accessibility.
She is accredited with the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies awarded by the IAAP and also holds the accessibility Document Specialist Certificate.
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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