Web Accessibility

Study the current guidelines and requirements for making a website accessible to everyone, including users with disabilities.

Competencies:

Identify the barriers that inaccessible websites create for users with disabilities
Define the legal implications for designing an inaccessible website
Create website content that is perceivable for people with disabilities
Create user interface components that are operable for people with disabilities
Create website content that makes the information understandable for people with disabilities
Create robust website content so that people with disabilities can access the site using different technologies

Study the current guidelines and requirements for making a website accessible to users with disabilities. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act establishes guidelines for government agencies, and the W3C has published specifications for web designers. Students will learn ways in which users with disabilities access websites and receive hands-on tips and techniques for making websites accessible.

Prerequisites:

Proficient with navigating to folders and files; opening, saving and closing files; and using menus, toolbars and dialog boxes
HMTL: Level 1 and Level 2 or equivalent knowledge
Cascading Style Sheets: Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Designing Effective Websites or equivalent knowledge

Bring a USB flash drive (minimum 2 GB) to class.

See our detailed course information including course content, learning objectives, and prerequisites.

Students must have a Bellevue College NetID before the first class session. Please click here to create your NetID account.

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