Web Accessibility

Unit Number: NW08

Programme Value: 30 Credits

Offered Under: Award, Certificate and Diploma in Web Development

Overview

Web accessibility affects many different users- not just the visually impaired. Differing physical and cognitive abilities, and equipment other than a standard graphical web browser, should not be a barrier to web usage. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is an initiative to encourage designers to develop accessible web site content and drives much of the current legislation including the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA) and the Disabilities and Discrimination Act (DDA).

This unit focuses on the use of these and other best practice guidelines to show how web content can be delivered in useable and accessible formats.

Key Unit Areas

  • Disability and access to the web
  • Legal obligations e.g. DDA and SENDA
  • Guidelines and best practice: The international Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
  • Accessibility features for HTML and web browsers
  • Assistive technologies for disabled users
  • Accessibility, Usability and Design-for-all
  • Techniques for creating accessible web content
  • Testing and evaluating web pages

Unit Support

This unit is supported by the Netskills workshop Accessibility, Usability & Your Web Site

Required evidence

Candidates will be required to submit a short practical assessment to demonstrate that they have met the outcomes for this unit.