{"id":6951,"date":"2019-12-25T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/?p=6951"},"modified":"2022-11-30T22:00:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T22:00:38","slug":"intro-to-web-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/intro-to-web-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Web Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is estimated that at least 15% of the world&#8217;s population consists \nof people with disabilities. This&nbsp; translates to millions who have the \nsame right to information as the rest. The W3C has provided a course on \nthe edX platform to help cater for this often under-served web audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gtech-migrated-from-ad-inserter-placement-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-509601417\"><div style=\"margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-1249523791\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/76065\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"26002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/10\/26002.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/10\/26002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/10\/26002-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><p>Designing for inclusion is one thing, avoiding lawsuits is another. \nAccessibility, especially as regards access to the Internet, is a much \ndebated topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The number of website accessibility \nlawsuits (i.e. lawsuits alleging that plaintiffs with a disability could\n not use websites because they were not coded to work with assistive \ntechnologies like screen readers, or otherwise accessible to them) filed\n in federal court under Title III of the ADA exploded in 2018 to at \nleast 2258 \u2013 increasing by 177% from 814 such lawsuits in 2017&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adatitleiii.com\/2019\/01\/number-of-federal-website-accessibility-lawsuits-nearly-triple-exceeding-2250-in-2018\/\">Source:adatitleiii.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethical projections aside, there could also be potential legal \nobligations in serving people with disabilities and that means designing\n from the ground up or amending your website&#8217;s existing design to \nconform to the international standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear no more! The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the UNESCO  Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) have  announced a new online course <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=3&amp;awinaffid=490453&amp;clickref=&amp;p=[[https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/web-accessibility-introduction]]\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Web Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on the edX platform<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to Web Accessibility | W3C on edX\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-whE1cItkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclosure: When you make a purchase having followed a link&nbsp; from this article, we may earn an affiliate commission.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"gtech-mid-cont\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-3963402832\"><div style=\"margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-2707941724\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/17207\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"26001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/01\/26001.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/01\/26001.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/01\/26001-768x960.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduled to start on 28 January 2020, this course&nbsp;is designed for technical and non-technical audiences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>developers<\/li><li>designers<\/li><li>content authors<\/li><li>project managers<\/li><li>people with disabilities<\/li><li>others<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Albeit about people with disabilities, encompassing a wide range of  hearing, learning and cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and  visual disabilities, it can also be used by anyone else who strives to  provide a better user experience to an audience, for example of older  people or people using mobile devices.This evident throughout the  5-module Syllabus, but especially modules 4 and 5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Module 1: What is Web Accessibility&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduces the broad scope of digital accessibility through real stories of people with disabilities<\/li><li>Examples of how accessibility impacts the lives of interacting in the digital world<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Module 2: People and Digital Technology&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Explores how people with different disabilities use various assistive technologies and adaptive strategies<\/li><li>Introduces accessibility barriers and accessibility solutions<\/li><li>Explores how design decisions impact interactions<\/li><li>Explains the essential components of web accessibility<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Module 3: Business Case and Benefits&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Presents direct and indirect return of investment and the organizational business case<\/li><li>Explains the broader benefits for everyone, with or without disability<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Module 4: Principles, Standards, and Checks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Covers international accessibility standards from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)<\/li><li>Explains the guiding principles of web accessibility: Percievable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR)<\/li><li>Guides through first steps in checking accessibility and applications<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Module 5: Getting Started with Accessibility&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Explains approaches for integrating accessibility into your design and development processes<\/li><li>Provides tips to get started with accessibility right away<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The course is free and designed to last for 4 weeks of about 4-5 \nhours effort per week, but as it is self-paced, you can complete it in a\n shorter or longer time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Optionally you can earn a Verified Certificate for $99 USD to \ndemonstrate successful completion of the course which is potentially a \njob-worthy&nbsp;skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enrollment has already begun on the edX website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/web-accessibility-introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Introduction to Web Accessibility on edX<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"gtech-end-cont\" id=\"gtech-3990763684\"><div style=\"margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-4087707032\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/17207\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"26001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/01\/26001.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/01\/26001.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/01\/26001-768x960.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"  style=\"display: 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This&nbsp; translates to millions who have the same right to information as the rest. The W3C has provided a course on the edX platform to help cater for this often under-served web audience. 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