Digital Accessibility: Create Accessible Web Content
Overview
[2 hours, self-paced online] In this course, participants will learn many aspects of adding content to a Google Site, with an emphasis on making the site accessible to the largest number of visitors. Learners who have created a set of pages using Drupal Lite 8 can also submit their work in this course in order to earn the Accessible Web Content badge as part of the Digital Accessibility Badging Program.
Topics
- Adjusting themes and layouts for maximum readability
- Adding and modifying pages, menus, and links for clear navigation
- Using headings to strengthen page structure and readability
- Selecting accessible typography
- Including images accessibly
- Accessibly including components such as videos, calendars, and docs
- Checking the accessibility of your site
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for faculty and staff who contribute content to web sites, but it is open for students as well.
Related Courses
Additional Course Information
The Digital Accessibility Foundations course is the prerequisite for the Digital Accessibility Badging Program. This program contains self-paced online workshops focusing on how to create digital content (slide presentations, websites, PDFs, etc.) in an accessible way. You may choose to take as many workshops as you like.
In each workshop, you will learn specific skills and apply them to your everyday work. Successful completion of each course will help you earn a badge for the topic of that course.