Welcome to our Accessibility Awareness (Digital Information) course
This course provides a general introduction to the issues faced by people with disabilities while accessing online information. It looks at the assistive technologies, strategies and guidelines available to help them overcome these issues.
By the end of the course you should have a better understanding of:
- The need for accessible content
- The issues faced by people with different disabilities such as sensory, physical and cognitive disabilities while accessing online content
- The regulations (Global) and laws (UK) which advise and govern online content
You will learn about
- The prevalence of online information
- The importance of accessibility
- Sensory disabilities and assistive strategies
- Physical disabilities and assistive strategies
- Learning difficulties and assistive strategies
- Autistic spectrum disorders and assistive strategies
- Mental health accessibility issues and assistive strategies
- Epilepsy and assistive strategies
- The WCAG Accessibility Guidelines
- Additional information including an introduction to the UK laws pertaining to online accessibility
There is a short multiple choice test after you have completed each section.
When you have finished the training, we will send you a certificate of completion. The course is for anyone producing online content who wants a better understanding of why accessible content is important, and how to make content as accessible as possible.
If this is the right course for you please sign up via the link at the top of the page or continue with the menu below if you’ve arrived back here from the signup page. Please contact me at james.duncan@disabilityscot.org.uk if you have any queries.