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Re: January 2002 Accessible Web Design Course

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From: sethmr@bellatlantic.net
Date: Dec 7, 2001 3:12PM

Kynn,

I jumped through a few hoops just to become a HWG trial member so that I
could take your course. Imagine my surprise when I got to the enroll on-line
page and was told the course was full. Next time I'll try to act faster.

Seth

On Friday 07 December 2001 02:20 pm, you wrote:
> Summary:
>
> The next session of the HWG/IWA online course in Accessible
> Web Design begins January 7, 2002. The seven-week course
> is taught via the web and tuition is $80, or $50 for HWG
> full members. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up now to
> reserve your place in the class.
>
>
> HWG Course D201: Accessible Web Design
> Start Date: January 7, 2002 (7 weeks)
>
> The HWG's web accessibility course features information
> on Section 508 requirements, access devices, the W3C's
> Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and more! This
> introductory course will change the way you think about the
> Web, and ensure that as broad an audience as possible can use
> the sites you create, regardless of disability, browser type,
> or access method.
>
> For more information, please see the D201 course information
> site at:
>
> http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/
>
>
> SYLLABUS
>
> The schedule of topics for this course is as follows:
>
> Week 1: An Introduction to Web Accessibility
> Week 2: Removing Accessibility Barriers
> Week 3: Browsers and Assistive Technology
> Week 4: Removing More Accessibility Barriers
> Week 5: Nonstandard Access Devices
> Week 6: Software for Accessible Design
> Week 7: Setting A Web Accessibility Standard
>
> Primary reading material is from Mike Paciello's book WEB
> Accessibility for People with Disabilities, with additional
> selected reading from the web. The complete syllabus is
> available at:
>
> http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/#syllabus
>
>
> STUDENT FEEDBACK
>
> Here's what some past students of the course are saying
> about D201: Accessible Web Design:
>
> "I have no problem praising HWG's Accessible Web Design course.
> The course was thorough and enlightening. I commented on the
> class with a friend who had taken another accessible design
> course and he was impressed by the level of this course.
> Apparently the course that he had taken did not possess the
> depth of discussion on accessibility issues nor the practical
> implementation of techniques that this course did. Consequently,
> he bought Paciello's book and is planning to enroll in a future
> session of this course." --Clay Berglund
>
> "Before I took this course, accessible web design was a confusing
> mishmash of federal guidelines and recommendations. Now I'm
> coding sites that meet guidelines..." --Gillian Murrey
>
> "This course was a great enrichment to my knowledge about Web
> accessibility, because it forced me to put my hands on existing
> tools rather than just read about them or discuss them verbally."
> --Gottfried E. Zimmermann
>
> "Kynn and Liz provided resources and food for thought which,
> along with the inputs of my classmates, helped me formulate a
> draft policy for web accessibility at LCC and an 'attack plan'
> to make existing sites more accessible." --Anita F. Lees
>
> You can read more about what previous students thought by going
> to:
>
> http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/#test
>
> Or sample the course for yourself -- an entire week of lessons is
> available online, free of charge, at:
>
> http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/#sample
>
>
> ENROLL NOW
>
> Enrollment is limited, so be sure to sign up now to ensure a
> place in the course. The cost of the course is $50 for
> Full members of the HTML Writers Guild, and $80 for Trial
> membership. Trial membership is free, and Full membership dues
> are $49 per year, or half that for students, educators, or members
> with disabilities.
>
> To reserve your place in the class, go to:
>
> http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/#enroll
>
>
> This announcement can be freely forwarded to any apppropriate mailing
> lists or web forums. Questions regarding the course can be directed to
> Kynn Bartlett at < <EMAIL REMOVED> >, and you may also want to check
> the Frequently Asked Questions at http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/ for
> more information.


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