A representative from WebAIM will present a one-day training about web accessibility aimed at district staff. 

The tentative agenda for the training includes:

• Principles of Web Accessibility: Building Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR) web sites.
• How do individuals with disabilities interact with and use the web? Understanding how assistive technologies work.
• Understanding your legal requirements - Section 508, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other state, U.S., and international laws.
• Evaluating web site accessibility - automated tools, user testing, using screen readers, and understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
• HTML Accessibility Techniques
  • Images and appropriate alt text
  • Form labels
  • Frame titles
  • Tables - layout tables, table headers, and associating data cells with headers
  • Keyboard accessibility techniques
  • JavaScript, AJAX, and ARIA
  • HTML5 and web application accessibility
• Multimedia Accessibility Principles
  • Captioning considerations and recommendations
  • Overview of Adobe Acrobat (PDF) and Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint) accessibility
• Putting it all together
  • Evaluation tools, techniques, and methodologies
  • Accessible navigation, structure, and semantics
  • CSS strategies and techniques
  • Developing and implementing web accessibility policies and practices

Please bring a laptop to the session.

Lunch is included.