1.1: Introduction

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Learning Outcomes

Welcome to Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy! By the time you finish reviewing the materials here, and trying the activities, you should be able to:

Create an accessibility auditing toolkit
Identify and apply key accessibility guidelines in WCAG 2.0/2.1
Retrieve WCAG supporting documents when needed
Employ web-based automated accessibility checkers
Measure and/or assess web design elements such as colour contrast, readability, and more, using a range of publicly available test tools
Test for accessibility using assistive technologies such as the JAWS and ChromeVox screen readers
Use a screen reader to navigate the Web
Apply easy manual tests to quickly assess accessibility
Select an appropriate type of web accessibility audit and corresponding reporting strategy aimed at the audience being served
Recognize relevant accessibility guidelines, standards, and specifications and integrate these into accessibility review strategies based on international requirements

Required Technology

In order to practice what you’re learning as you follow along here, you will need to use the following software:

Chrome web browser (and the ChromeVox screen reader, for which links and installation instructions will be provided in unit 2)
A word processing application (e.g., Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or Google Docs)
A PDF reader (e.g., Adobe Reader)

Beyond What You’ll Learn Here

For those who would like to go beyond what they’ve learned in the materials here, The Chang School has created a series of resources on web accessibility for different audiences:

Disclaimer

The information presented here and any related materials referred to in the content are for instructional purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice on any particular issue, including compliance with relevant laws. We specifically disclaim any liability for any loss or damage any reader may suffer as a result of the information contained.