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From: Nancy Johnson
Date: Wed, Jun 25 2014 11:39AM
Subject: Online courses for web accessiblity for the business user
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I am now working with technical writer who is new to accessibility and
wondering if there was any online training geared for non technical
and QA people in accessibility.
I come from the developer side and have difficulty explaining items to
the business user.
Thanks,
Nancy
From: Karen Mardahl
Date: Wed, Jun 25 2014 1:24PM
Subject: Re: Online courses for web accessiblity for the business user
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Hi Nancy
On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Nancy Johnson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> I am now working with technical writer who is new to accessibility and
> wondering if there was any online training geared for non technical
> and QA people in accessibility.
>
I think there are many great resources out there, but to avoid overwhelming
a newcomer to accessibility, I try to restrain myself and just list these 3.
1. The articles on accessibility at 4 Syllables in Australia:
http://www.4syllables.com.au/articles/. In the section covering
accessibility -
http://www.4syllables.com.au/category/articles/accessibility/ - your
technical writer will find plenty to keep busy. In fact, just go straight
to the first article in a special 17-part series of articles:
http://www.4syllables.com.au/2010/09/accessibility-web-writers-part-1/.
2. The "Just Ask" book by Shawn Lawton Henry is brilliant. It's an online
book, so you can't beat the cost! (There's a paper version, too. Plus, a
second edition is planned for 2014.) Visit
http://uiaccess.com/JustAsk/index.html today!
3. Finally, this list lives in the home of a mountain of useful resources
for your technical writer: http://webaim.org!
Well, OK, I'll squeeze in one more resource. WAI. Start with the overview
at http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/Overview.html and then dive in
where it looks most relevant to your needs. A lot of good people have put
and are putting a lot of energy into making this a valuable resource that
answers your questions. Pay them back by using the site and sharing it.
Regards, Karen Mardahl, tweeting at @stcaccess as a technical writer who is
passionate about accessibility, but who has lately been swamped with too
much work to tweet
From: Whitney Quesenbery
Date: Thu, Jun 26 2014 6:46AM
Subject: Re: Online courses for web accessiblity for the business user
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If I can do a little self-promotion, the book I wrote with Sarah Horton, A
Web for Everyone, is aimed at people who may not be deeply technical, but
work in design, usability, content, QA, etc.
On the publisher's site, you can bundle the print book with ePub, MOBI, and
DAISY versions: http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/
There are also a lot of resources freely available including our Accessible
UX principles and guidelines with a cross-walk to WCAG, personas, (
http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/resources/)
Our podcast, A Podcast for Everyone, is also on the site with downloads,
transcripts, and a link to iTunes.
http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/podcast/
Whitney
On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Karen Mardahl < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Hi Nancy
>
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Nancy Johnson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> > I am now working with technical writer who is new to accessibility and
> > wondering if there was any online training geared for non technical
> > and QA people in accessibility.
> >
>
> I think there are many great resources out there, but to avoid overwhelming
> a newcomer to accessibility, I try to restrain myself and just list these
> 3.
>
> 1. The articles on accessibility at 4 Syllables in Australia:
> http://www.4syllables.com.au/articles/. In the section covering
> accessibility -
> http://www.4syllables.com.au/category/articles/accessibility/ - your
> technical writer will find plenty to keep busy. In fact, just go straight
> to the first article in a special 17-part series of articles:
> http://www.4syllables.com.au/2010/09/accessibility-web-writers-part-1/.
>
> 2. The "Just Ask" book by Shawn Lawton Henry is brilliant. It's an online
> book, so you can't beat the cost! (There's a paper version, too. Plus, a
> second edition is planned for 2014.) Visit
> http://uiaccess.com/JustAsk/index.html today!
>
> 3. Finally, this list lives in the home of a mountain of useful resources
> for your technical writer: http://webaim.org!
>
> Well, OK, I'll squeeze in one more resource. WAI. Start with the overview
> at http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/Overview.html and then dive in
> where it looks most relevant to your needs. A lot of good people have put
> and are putting a lot of energy into making this a valuable resource that
> answers your questions. Pay them back by using the site and sharing it.
>
> Regards, Karen Mardahl, tweeting at @stcaccess as a technical writer who is
> passionate about accessibility, but who has lately been swamped with too
> much work to tweet
> > > >
From: Karen Mardahl
Date: Thu, Jun 26 2014 7:53AM
Subject: Re: Online courses for web accessiblity for the business user
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Oh, of course you can do some self-promotion, Whitney. I can see I need to
update my mental automatic response mechanism to include your wonderful
book (which I reviewed, so forgetting it is extra embarrassing!)
Nancy, "A Web for Everyone" needs to be on your technical writer's
bookshelf.
Regards, Karen Mardahl
On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Whitney Quesenbery < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
> If I can do a little self-promotion, the book I wrote with Sarah Horton, A
> Web for Everyone, is aimed at people who may not be deeply technical, but
> work in design, usability, content, QA, etc.
>
> On the publisher's site, you can bundle the print book with ePub, MOBI, and
> DAISY versions: http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/
>
> There are also a lot of resources freely available including our Accessible
> UX principles and guidelines with a cross-walk to WCAG, personas, (
> http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/resources/)
>
> Our podcast, A Podcast for Everyone, is also on the site with downloads,
> transcripts, and a link to iTunes.
> http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/a-web-for-everyone/podcast/
>
> Whitney
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Karen Mardahl < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Nancy
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Nancy Johnson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I am now working with technical writer who is new to accessibility and
> > > wondering if there was any online training geared for non technical
> > > and QA people in accessibility.
> > >
> >
> > I think there are many great resources out there, but to avoid
> overwhelming
> > a newcomer to accessibility, I try to restrain myself and just list these
> > 3.
> >
> > 1. The articles on accessibility at 4 Syllables in Australia:
> > http://www.4syllables.com.au/articles/. In the section covering
> > accessibility -
> > http://www.4syllables.com.au/category/articles/accessibility/ - your
> > technical writer will find plenty to keep busy. In fact, just go straight
> > to the first article in a special 17-part series of articles:
> > http://www.4syllables.com.au/2010/09/accessibility-web-writers-part-1/.
> >
> > 2. The "Just Ask" book by Shawn Lawton Henry is brilliant. It's an online
> > book, so you can't beat the cost! (There's a paper version, too. Plus, a
> > second edition is planned for 2014.) Visit
> > http://uiaccess.com/JustAsk/index.html today!
> >
> > 3. Finally, this list lives in the home of a mountain of useful resources
> > for your technical writer: http://webaim.org!
> >
> > Well, OK, I'll squeeze in one more resource. WAI. Start with the overview
> > at http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/Overview.html and then dive in
> > where it looks most relevant to your needs. A lot of good people have put
> > and are putting a lot of energy into making this a valuable resource that
> > answers your questions. Pay them back by using the site and sharing it.
> >
> > Regards, Karen Mardahl, tweeting at @stcaccess as a technical writer who
> is
> > passionate about accessibility, but who has lately been swamped with too
> > much work to tweet
> > > > > > > >
> > > >