Book Title: Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy

Subtitle: Essential Skills for Web Developers, Content Creators, and Designers

Authors: Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School

Book Description: Digital accessibility skills are in high demand, as the world becomes more aware of barriers in digital content that prevent some people from participating in a digital society. These are essential skills for web developers, and essential knowledge for organizations that want to ensure their web content is reaching the broadest audience possible.

License:
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Contents

Book Information

Book Description

This book will help readers develop the skills and knowledge needed to evaluate websites, web content, and web applications for compliance with international web accessibility requirements. These requirements help ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully on the Web.

Topics

  • Chapter 1 Aspects of Web Accessibility Auditing
  • Chapter 2 Introduction to WCAG 2
  • Chapter 3 Automated Review Tools
  • Chapter 4 Manual Testing Strategies
  • Chapter 5 Assistive Technology Testing
  • Chapter 6 Introduction to User Testing
  • Chapter 7 Web Accessibility Reporting
  • Chapter 8 Other Accessibility Standards

Book Structure

This book is made up of an Introductory Unit, plus 8 chapters with a variety of readings, hands-on activities, and a short unmarked self-test.

Prerequisites

Though there are no prerequisites knowledge required to benefit from this book, in order to make the best out of their learning experience, it is recommended that readers have:

  • Some previous familiarity with WCAG 2.0
  • Working knowledge of HTML
  • Basic understanding of Javascript

Authors

Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School

License

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Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy Copyright © 2019 by Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Web programming

Metadata

Title
Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy
Authors
Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School
Reviewer
Pauline Ricablanca
Contributor
Greg Gay
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy Copyright © 2019 by Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Web programming
Publisher
The Chang School, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
Publication Date
November 4, 2019