Designing, developing and testing applications based on accessibility standards live course
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Designing, developing and testing applications based on accessibility standards live course - Dates and application
First training day: 15 June 2026, Further training days: 16., 17.
First training day: 26 October 2026, Further training days: 27., 28.
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In this course, students will learn how to design, develop and test websites usable by as many people as possible. During the course, you will familiarise yourself with accessibility standards. You will receive theoretical knowledge and practical examples - of creating and testing different elements of a website to be accessible, focusing on level A of the Web Content of Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) criteria.
This course is mainly aimed at UX/UI designers, frontend developers and software testers who want to dig deeper into accessibility standards and practices. The course is very useful for everyone working on projects where accessibility is a main concern.
No programmer or testing experience is required, you will learn the basics and what you need during the course, but some basic web knowledge (HTML, CSS) is welcome.
Website accessibility is a legal requirement.
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is a directive that establishes a common set of rules. However, the EAA does not contain best practices for accessibility. It relies mainly on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as the main point of reference. The EAA is legally binding.
According to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all public areas must accommodate people with disabilities, including websites, mobile and desktop applications.
June 28, 2022, was the deadline for all the European Union member states to adopt the EAA into law.
Companies have to comply with the European Accessibility Act by 28th June 2025. Right now, in 2023, this might look like the distant future, but based on how long it takes to develop an application, to change and adapt the design to be accessible, this time is actually short.
Looking back on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on 25th May 2018 companies were not prepared enough to have GDPR-compliant businesses. Based on the statistics, 80% of the companies were not compliant when the deadline arrived, and 27% had not even started taking steps.
Preparing for upcoming legal regulations and changes is always cheaper than reacting to them.
Detailed description and topics of the course
During this course, you will learn how to test an application from an accessibility point of view. The focus will be on getting to know the WCAG criteria and how to apply accessibility directives in practice. This course covers level A criteria, which can give you an overview and an easy introduction to this standard. The course also contains the usage of different tools that can be helpful during accessibility testing.
1. General Introduction to Accessibility
1.1. What is accessibility? Meeting accessibility in the everyday life
1.2. Categories of disabilities
1.3. Helpers, tools
1.4. Overview
2. Introduction to WCAG
2.1. Why do we need the WCAG?
2.2. History of the WCAG
2.3. Levels and structure
3. WCAG - Perceivable
3.1. Non-text Content (WCAG Chapter 1.1.1)
3.2. Audio-Only and Video-Ony (Prerecorded) (WCAG Chapter 1.2.1)
3.3. Captions (Prerecorded) (WCAG Chapter 1.2.2)
3.4. Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (WCAG Chapter 1.2.3)
3.5. Info and Relationships (WCAG Chapter 1.3.1)
3.6. Meaningful Sequence (WCAG Chapter 1.3.2)
3.7. Sensory Characteristics (WCAG Chapter 1.3.3)
3.8. Use of Colors (WCAG Chapter 1.4.1)
3.9. Audio Control (WCAG Chapter 1.4.2)
4. WCAG - Operable
4.1. Keyboard (WCAG Chapter 2.1.1)
4.2. No Keyboard Trap (WCAG Chapter 2.1.2)
4.3. Character Key Shortcuts (WCAG Chapter 2.1.4)
4.4. Timing Adjustable (WCAG Chapter 2.2.1)
4.5. Pause, Stop, Hide (WCAG Chapter 2.2.2)
4.6. Three Flashes or Below Threshold (WCAG Chapter 2.3.1)
4.7. Bypass Blocks (WCAG Chapter 2.4.1)
4.8. Page Titled (WCAG Chapter 2.4.2)
4.9. Focus Order (WCAG Chapter 2.4.3)
4.10. Link Purpose (in Context) (WCAG Chapter 2.4.4)
4.11. Pointer Gestures (WCAG Chapter 2.5.1)
4.12. Pointer Cancellation (WCAG Chapter 2.5.2)
4.13. Label in Name (WCAG Chapter 2.5.3)
4.14. Motion Actuation (WCAG Chapter 2.5.4)
5. WCAG - Understandable
5.1. Language of Page (WCAG Chapter 3.1.1)
5.2. On Focus (WCAG Chapter 3.2.1)
5.3. On Input (WCAG Chapter 3.2.2)
5.4. Error Identification (WCAG Chapter 3.3.1)
5.5. Labels or Instructions (WCAG Chapter 3.3.2)
6. WCAG - Robust
6.1. Parsing (WCAG Chapter 4.4.1)
6.2. Name, Role, Value (WCAG Chapter 4.1.2)
7. Final thoughts
7.1. Challenges in the Domain
7.2. Introduction to WCAG conformance levels AA and AAA
Trainers
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The entire lecture was interesting, the instructor kept me constantly "awake", passed on a significant amount of knowledge.
András Bánk
Magyar Takarékszövetkezeti Bank Zrt.