Training Courses
The following seminars and workshops on software and Web accessibility are available upon request. Other topics are possible; please contact Gottfried Zimmermann with your request for on-site or remote training events.
Seminar 1
Accessible Design in Information Technology
Topics:
- What is accessible design and what is its relation to usability?
- What are the user groups with disabilities and activity limitations, and how can these people use software applications?
- How do users and providers benefit from accessible design?
- What are the most important standards and guidelines?
- What are the current regulations for accessible design?
- How does accessible design integrate into the software development process?
Target audience: Managers, project managers, requirements manager
Required knowledge: none
Duration: 4-8 hours
Seminar 2
Accessible Design for Web Applications
Topics:
- What is accessible design and what is its relation to usability?
- What are the user groups with disabilities and activity limitations, and how can these people use Web applications?
- What are the principles of accessible design?
- How do these principles impinge on Web documents (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)? With examples.
- What are the guidelines and standards for the development of Web documents, and what is their content?
- What are the tools for Web development (hands-on session)?
- How do Web users benefit from accessible design (with examples)?
- What are the current regulations for accessible Web design?
- How does accessible design integrate into the Web development process?
Target audience: Web designers, Web administrators, developers and testers of Web applications
Required knowledge: HTML and CSS
Duration: 2 days
Seminar 3
Accessible Design for Java Applications
Topics:
- What is accessible design and what is its relation to usability?
- What are the user groups with disabilities and activity limitations, and how can these people use software applications?
- What are the principles of accessible design?
- How do these principles impinge on Java applets and applications (with examples)?
- What are the guidelines and standards for Java development, and what is their content?
- What are the tools for Java development (hands-on session)?
- How do software users benefit from accessible design (with examples)?
- What are the current regulations for accessible design of software applications?
- How does accessible design integrate into the software development process?
Target audience: Software designers, developers and testers of Java applets and applications, software architects
Required knowledge:Java
Duration: 2 days
Seminar 4
Accessible Design for Windows and .NET applications
Topics:
- What is accessible design and what is its relation to usability?
- What are the user groups with disabilities and activity limitations, and how can these people use software applications?
- What are the principles of accessible design?
- How do these principles impinge on the development of Windows and .NET applications (with examples)?
- What are the relevant guidelines and standards, and what is their content?
- What tools are available (hands-on session)?
- How do users benefit from accessible design (with examples)?
- What are the current regulations for accessible design of software applications?
- How does accessible design integrate into the software development process?
Target audience: Software designers, software developers and testers, software architects
Required knowledge: Visual .NET
Duration: 2 days
Seminar 5
Accessible Design for Adobe PDF
Topics:
- What are the principles of accessible design?
- How do these principles impinge on the development of PDF documents (with examples)?
- What are the guidelines and standards for the development of PDF documents, and what is their content?
- What tools are available for the creation of PDF documents (hands-on session)?
- How do the users and providers benefit from accessible PDF documents (with examples)?
- What are the current regulations for accessible design of PDF documents?
Target audience: Creators and testers of PDF documents
Required knowledge: Seminar 2, 3 or 4 recommended
Duration: 1 day
Seminar 6
Accessible Design for Macromedia Flash
Topics:
- What are the principles of accessible design?
- How do these principles impinge on the development of Flash applications (with examples)?
- What are the guidelines and standards for the development of Flash applications, and what is their content?
- What tools are available for the creation of accessible Flash applications (hands-on session)?
- How do users benefit from accessible Flash applications (with examples)?
- What are the current regulations for accessible Flash applications?
Target audience: Creators and testers of Flash applications
Required knowledge: Seminar 2, 3 or 4 recommended
Duration: 1 day
