- From: T.V Raman <raman@google.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:31:29 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
(I just sent this to the wai-ig list, but am reposting here so you can share widely). Kudos again to PF for staying the course to making ARIA a reality! Dear WAI Friends, The road to accessible Web Applications has been a long and arduous one -- Rich Schwertfeger and I originally started dreaming ARIA in April 2003 (from memory)! Thanks to the unflagging work of WAI-PF, ARIA is now a reality in modern browsers and screenreaders; our next challenge is to make this technology easily accessible to mainstream Web developers. As a small step toward that end, I have been working with my colleagues from Google's Course Builder team to create an online course on Web Accessibility that is designed for mainstream Web Developers. We just opened registration for this online course "Introduction to Web Accessibility" which focuses on accessibility for visually impaired users. The course is a starting point for developers to learn to inspect the accessibility of their websites using Google Chrome extensions, and pick up tips and tricks to make their websites more accessible. The course runs from September 17-30th and registration is now open. Please share this sign-up link with all your Web Developer friends: https://webaccessibility.withgoogle.com/preview. You can also watch demos and learn more about the course on our Google Developers Live episode (https://developers.google.com/live/shows/919837902) featuring members of our accessibility team (myself included) in conversation with Vint Cerf, Google’s VP & Chief Internet Evangelist.
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