- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:26:51 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
There are still some spaces left in the next session of the IWA-HWG course; you can sign up until the 22nd of July. --Kynn Summary: The next session of the HWG/IWA online course in Accessible Web Design begins 15 July 2002. The seven-week course is taught via the web and tuition is $100, 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: 15 July 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 $100 for Trial membership. Trial membership is free, and Full membership dues are $49 per year, discounts 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 <kynn-d201@kynn.com>, and you may also want to check the Frequently Asked Questions at http://access.idyllmtn.com/d201/ for more information. -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://www.kynn.com/
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