I will be taking the following at “Access U”

Enterprise Accessibility Compliance Concepts (Ferass Elrayes)

This high-level seminar introduces issues and concepts related to implementing enterprise accessibility policies and standards in a consistent and global fashion within an organization. It discusses the requirements of the various stakeholders and how these requirements can be met in the context of enterprise compliance implementation. Some of the topics include:

• Selecting the appropriate standards for the enterprise.
• Implementation Requirements: Content Authors, IT and Management
• Structuring the workflow for accessibility
• Content Verification
• Content Remediation
• Compliance Tracking
• Infrastructure Issues

Accessibility Policy Development & Implementation (John Moore, Ron Lucey & Mike Moore)

Moving Large Organizations Towards Accessibility and Standards (Chris Massey)

With the current lawsuits moving forward involving the ADA many large companies and organizations are asking questions about how to change a large system and make their Internet and intranet presence accessible. This class will cover the ins and outs of policy making and strategies necessary to implement a standards based design program on a large scale. Some of the topics include…Determining your current position, where to begin, who is responsible, fighting the old guard, and advice on potential administrative problems and how to effectively handle them. Pre-requisites: This is not a technical class in that we will not be discussing code in depth. This class is more appropriate for managers and policy makers within a company.

Accessibility- What NOT to do. (Glenda Sims)

The simplest of accessibility tasks can be executed in ways that will pass the filters of software testing tools and yet leave the page virtually unusable. This course takes you beyond Bobby and other automated evaluators to gain the experience to understand the real effects of your design choices.

Accessible JavaScript Strategies & Pitfalls (Derek Featherstone)

JavaScript has long been considered off-limits for accessibility reasons. In this course we’ll look at how a modern approach to web development brings JavaScript back into the game and how it can be used to enhance interactivity without compromising interoperability or accessibility for people with disabilities. (Prerequisites: Experience with HTML and CSS are expected. Some JavaScript experience would be helpful with the code portions of the course but is not required to understand the concepts presented.)

Testing for Web Accessibility (Jim Thatcher)

How do you find out if a web page is accessible? How do you determine if your (or their) web page complies with the Section 508 Web Accessibility Standards? How about the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)? Do automatic testing tools work? Which guidelines are testable? What about the free one page testing tools? Is there a role for testing tools in the enterprise? Which tools make your job easier? This course will talk about accessibility from atesting perspective. This is not just about testing tools, it’s about testable guidelines and tools that do the tests.