How to begin your own accessibility testing

Learn how to use manual and automated accessibility testing tools, and about testing with disabled users

Why you should attend

Learning how to do your own basic accessibility testing has many benefits. Not only does it help you create accessible products and services, it can help you with developing a digital accessibility strategy, embed accessibility within your development cycle or improve procurement decisions.

Knowing how to complete a few simple tests can give you reassurance that you are making accessibility improvements and focusing your resources in the right areas. 

Who will benefit from this training?

  • Product owners / managers in development environments

  • Developers 


May also be of interest to:

  • Testers

  • Designers

  • Content creators

  • Managers (at an organisational level)

  • Trainers / Teachers / Academics
  

Attendees will need to have some general knowledge of accessibility and this course will focus on how these can be applied. You will not need to be familiar with coding techniques.

You may also wish to attend our follow-up course 'Understanding accessibility evaluations and testing results'.

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To help you get even better value in the year ahead, we have a 10 for the price of 8 bundle on 2024 AbilityNet online training courses for you and your team to enjoy. 


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Book Now: Thursday 12 September 2024

13:00 to 14:30 BST

Please note: after purchasing a ticket you are able to reassign the ticket, if somebody different to the ticket purchaser will be attending the training.

Attendees of the live training session will receive a Certificate of Attendance to add to their professional development training portfolio.

If you're looking for training for more than 8 people on a single course, please contact us about our great value in-house training options.

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Attendees of the live training will receive a recording of the course. If you are not attending the live training you can buy an existing recording of the course on demand:

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Course overview

In this course you will be introduced to free accessibility tools and basic manual tests. At the end of the course you will be able to

  •  undertake simple accessibility checks and understand the limitations of basic checks
  •  select and use appropriate accessibility checkers to support your testing
  •  identify accessibility issues and understand some approaches to prioritising issues

What you will learn

The content will focus mainly on websites and what tools we can use on them. However, some of the information will be relevant to responsive sites and mobile apps.

"Very insightful and informative."  
"A well delivered and well-paced webinar. Liked the polls and colourful examples." 
“I’ve found the sessions useful in bringing the range of accessibility issues to our attention, from website navigation to ensuring that images are meaningful to the visually impaired… I’d say that the training is essential for those responsible for the content of public websites.”

Meet your trainer - Ryan Robertson

Ryan Robertson smiling

Ryan is an accessibility and usability consultant at AbilityNet. His role involves providing in-depth consultancy to a wide range of organisations, including carrying out accessibility audits and usability testing. He has worked in the accessibility sector for over 10 years providing guidance and training to developers and end users. He also holds a degree in Tropical Disease Biology from the University of Liverpool.

He is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies by the IAAP.  

His interests outside of work include snow sports and everything to do with coffee.

Important information 

Class size: We limit the number of people on our training courses to ensure all attendees can engage with the presenter, ask questions and have an informative experience.

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Date and time

Click on the date below to book your place for a future course:

Thursday 12 September 2024
13:00 to 14:30 BST

 

 

Location

Online via Zoom

Accessibility

  • Delivered with live captions
  • Advanced sharing of slides if required
  • Captioned recording with transcript

More information
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