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Making the Web Work
MAKING YOUR WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE
The UK has around 8.6 million people with disabilities, who control an estimated spending power of over £50 billion every year…
Q: Can you afford not to have a website that is accessible and easy to navigate?
Section III of The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and the Code of Practice for this section has made it unlawful for websites to discriminate against users with disabilities.
Relevant quotes from the Code of Practice…
· 2.2: "The Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it provides to members of the public."
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· 4.7: "A service provider has to take reasonable steps to change a practice which makes it unreasonably difficult for disabled people to make use of its services."
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The number of enquiries from organisations seeking advice on website accessibility has suggested a need for training. And who better to assist, than The Royal National College for the Blind? A Beacon College which has over 130 years of expertise in the education and training of people who are blind or visually impaired.
WHAT? A one-day course which offers practical advice and guidance on web accessibility - and how to implement it.
The session will introduce you to:
· What is accessibility?
· Why accessibility is important and why it makes a difference
· Disability - how does it affect access to the web?
· The Law
· Meeting W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) requirements
· Guidelines, evaluation and testing
· Learn how to make your website accessible and usable.
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Comments from the last workshop...
· "Duration good, delivery good, handouts helpful, content very relevant"
· "Very enlightening, particularly when you thought you had already considered accessibility
issues"
· "Very useful ... Raised some helpful points that I need to follow up"
· "It was interesting to see the range of tools available to help with web page checking".
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any organisation / company wanting to understand website accessibility and The Law governing it.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED ICT skills and a basic concept on how websites work and are created is essential.
WHEN? Please phone 01432 376621 or email info@rncb.ac.uk for next available dates.
WHERE? Training can be delivered here at our Hereford campus or in your own premises for groups.
HOW MUCH? The training delivered on campus at RNC costs £250 per delegate, includes lunch, refreshments and course material.
INTERESTED?
Please phone 01432 376621 or email info@rncb.ac.uk for further details.
