WCAG2 for content authors and managers

Overview

Length:	Full day
Aimed at:	Managers, Business Analysts, Content Authors

Outline

The course discusses accessibility basics and covers WCAG2 success criteria, providing correct examples and specific writing techniques.

Training includes issues such as:

• Writing accurate ALT attributes
• Alternatives to PDFs
• Creating accessible videos and transcripts
• Simple data tables
• Writing accurate link text
• Writing accurate headings and titles
• Skip links
• Use of colour, use of sensory characteristics, use of location (e.g. left, right, above)
• Focus order and meaningful sequence
• Advisory techniques such as coding abbreviations, line spacing, colour contrast, etc.

Several exercises are conducted throughout the course, allowing for participant engagement and furthering understanding. These exercises include:

• Writing ALT attributes
• Identifying incorrect page titles
• Adding headings

Handouts

Each participant will receive a copy of the training slides and the following AccessibilityOz factsheets:

• Images
• Tables
• Source Order
• Keyboard
• Interactive maps
• Content
• PDF
• Video

Participants will also receive six months’ access to OzWiki.

What you should bring

No requirements.

Pre-requisites

No pre-requisites.