In this course, you’ll learn how to make sure your digital content is accessible to everyone, by removing barriers to people with disabilities. By following best practices, without any coding or advanced web design, you can ensure that everyone is able to access your content and get all of the information from it. While we won’t be focusing on the specific standards, we’ll explore areas of focus to keep in mind as you develop documents and web content.
Who should take this class?
Anyone who makes documents or slideshows using Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Adobe acrobat or other similar productivity software. Anyone who creates content that will be available on a platform, website, or app. These are universal guidelines for making your content accessible, and in most cases, the practices you learn in this course will be all you need to create accessible content.
Why take this class? 
In addition to making sure everyone in your audience can get the information you are giving them,  these best practices help you to stay in compliance with the standards and legal guidelines for accessibility.
You’ll be creating
A document that follows the accessibility principles learned in class, so that someone using assistive technology can easily navigate it and get the information they need.

Beginner's Guide to Digital Accessibility

Introduction to Accessibility and Universal Design

Making Text Content Accessible

Using Alt Text to make Images and Objects Accessible

Making Tables Accessible

Accessible Audio, Video, and Animations

Planning for Accessible Navigation Options

Using Accessibility Checkers and Summary

Transcript for Making Content Accessible to People With Disabilities_ Beginner's Guide.pdf

Starter Document for Accessibility Project.docx

Accessibility Checklist for the Web and for Documents.docx

Skillshare Version Accessibility Resource Document.pdf

Making Content Accessible to People With Disabilities: A Beginner's Guide

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