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Event name	Accessibility - London Training Seminar
Event Type	E-consultancy Training
Date(s)	09:30 - 16:30 18 July 2006
Status	15 SPACES
Cost	£345 for E-consultancy subscribers £395 for non-subscribers
Description	Accessibility for Web Managers and Designers: Latest best practice for legal web site design IN A NUTSHELL After attending this course, you will know how to design accessible web pages and find out how to evaluate web pages for accessibility. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Web accessibility is now a legal requirement in countries that have disability and discrimination laws, such as the UK. If your web site is not accessible, you risk being sued under the Disability Discrimination Act. The Disability Discrimination Act 2005, moreover, which comes into force in December 2006, puts the onus on Public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people, meaning that any public money spent on websites will be spent on accessible websites, only, and companies without an accessible website may find their more accessible competitors winning lucrative public contracts ahead of them. The recent publication of the British Standards Institute (BSi) Publicly Available Specification: “PAS78 – a Guide for Website Commissioners,” is also very clear about the importance of accessibility in web design. There is no shortage of information on web accessibility. The difficulty for web developers, marketers and managers is in identifying precisely what they need to change in their web site and how to go about it. This workshop provides a practical path through the legislation, describing what you need to do to meet the minimum requirements, how to retrofit inaccessible pages and how to make sure new content is accessible. You will also learn about the business benefits of an accessibility focus, see how disabled people use the web and find out how to test your site for accessibility. WHO IS THE COURSE FOR? This course is for you if you are actively involved in web site design either as a designer, developer or manager of an in-house or agency web design team. The course will also be valuable for marketing managers who want to find out about the business and brand benefits of an accessibility focus, and project managers who want to ensure their web projects comply with standards and legislation. HOW WILL I BENEFIT? After attending this course, you will be able to: - Articulate the business benefits of an accessible website. - Describe the assistive devices used by disabled people to overcome accessibility barriers. - Evaluate web site accessibility and define how accessibility standards will be met. - Appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of on-line accessibility tools like Bobby. - Use standards and guidelines to design sophisticated, accessible sites that will work in future browsers as well as current ones. WHAT WILL I LEARN? This in-depth course will cover the following topics: The Business Case Introduction - How it all began - The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Development of the WWW How the Web Discriminates - What is Discrimination? - The affect of inaccessible web design on people with various impairments - Myths about Accessible web design Legislation and other Drivers for Change - The Information Society, eEurope and eInclusion - UK Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005 - Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) - The Disability Market - Campaign Groups Implementation Web Standards - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) - The three levels of accessibility - What level of accessibility will the court look for? - The UK eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) - BSi PAS78 Assistive technologies: how disabled people use the web - Demonstration of various accessibility tools - Examples of inaccessible websites - Web Authoring Best Practice that caters to assistive technologies Testing for accessibility and implementing changes - How to use free online tools and software to test your site for accessibility - Retrofitting an example website Beyond basic compliance - Moving to CSS and standards-based design - Implementing an accessibility policy in your organisation WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP FORMAT? A fast-moving structured training session covering the topics outlined in the programme. Case studies will enable you to apply the concepts to check your understanding. You will be encouraged to ask questions and to contribute to the seminar. WHO IS THE WORKSHOP LEADER Senior Consultant: Dr. David Kreps PhD MA MBCS fourquarters is an award winning company offering consultancy services, accessible web design, and training - the Whole Solution. The extensive experience of our consultants in both public and private sectors means we understand you and your web needs. David has substantial experience in a range of public sector activities. During the 1990s, as a Local Authority Arts Centre Director, David gained invaluable experience in managing a wide range of projects in the public sector – including creating Tamworth Borough Council’s first website in 1995. David has been making websites ever since. At the University of Manchester between 2000 and 2003, David was responsible for accessible web development, and providing CSS and Accessibility expertise to other university Web Developers. David lectures at the Information Systems Institute at the University of Salford in Web Development and e-Government, alongside pursuing the continued growth of fourquarters.
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Contact Details	Vivien Underwood, training@e-consultancy.com, 020 7681 4099