Session Description
Web accessibility means making sure everyone can use your website, including people with disabilities. This brief session will introduce the basics of digital accessibility and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). We’ll cover common issues that make websites inaccessible and how this impacts real users. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of what digital accessibility is and why it is essential.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the purpose of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Analyze audience needs and understand diverse user experiences, including that of people with disabilities
- Learn about common issues that make websites inaccessible
- Identify potential website barriers and explore actionable ways to improve accessibility
Schedule
- Introductions and access information – 2 minutes
- Key definitions – 5 minutes
- Overview of the WCAG and common inaccessibility issues – 10 minutes
- Understanding your audience – 5 minutes
- Actionable items – 3 minutes
- Q+A – 5 minutes