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Re: developer training on accessibility?

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Jun 5, 2007 9:10AM

On 6/5/07, Jennison Asuncion wrote:

> 1. Do folks here have any recommendations for vendors who provide generic
> off-the-shelf eLearning that covers the fundamentals of
> accessibility geared to an IT audience? I am looking for eLearning
> courseware that would include some basic test questions, in addition to
> content.

WebAIM has the Guide to Web Accessibility -
http://webaim.org/products/training/
It covers everything from the basic concepts to advanced techniques
for web accessibility. It does not, however, have test questions -
it's more of a reference book type resource.

I'm not aware of any other readily available courseware for web
accessibility, though there's certainly much information available
freely on the web.

> 2. I would also be curious to know how folks here provide
> accessibility training to their developers. Specifically, does
> anyone here offer in-house courses
> on accessibility (either off-the-shelf or internally developed). How are
> these delivered? Are they compulsory? On demand?

We have also helped many groups develop in-house training. WebAIM
often provides initial training for organizations, but we typically
provide it in a trainer-the-trainer model where individuals at an
organization are empowered to then provide additional training and
support to others in the organization. We've seen a wide variety of
internal implementations of training and resources from e-delivery to
in-person training. I've seen very few that are compulsory.

Jared Smith
WebAIM