Web Accessibility Briefing for Managers
For managers who need to understand their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act, “Web accessibility briefing for managers” is a half-day workshop that describes the legal issues surrounding accessible web sites. Unlike competitor courses, this workshop cuts through the jargon and clearly explains what you need to do to meet your legal obligations.
After attending this training course, you will appreciate the legal issues surrounding accessible web sites and learn how to develop a compliance plan for your organisation.
This seminar is led by Dr. David Travis who has over 20 years experience in the field of user centred design and is a member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers.
"Helped identify key areas for change within my organisation."
– Kathryn de Ferrer, WoltersKluwer UK.
Duration
This is a half-day seminar.
You will learn how to
- Articulate the business benefits of an accessible website.
- Reduce the risk of litigation from disabled employees who use your company's intranet.
- Evaluate web site accessibility and define how accessibility standards will be met.
- Develop an accessibility compliance plan for your organisation.
This seminar is aimed at
This course is for you if you are a senior designer, a senior developer or a manager of an in-house or agency web design team. The course will also be valuable for marketing managers who want to find out about the business and brand benefits of an accessibility focus, and project managers who want to ensure their web projects comply with standards and legislation.
This seminar is aimed at
- Software engineers
- Business analysts
- Interface designers
- Web developers
- Website designers
- E-commerce developers
Price and availability
In-house seminar
We bring this course to you and run it for a fixed fee no matter where you are. Prices from £95/delegate + VAT (assuming 12 delegates).
To book an in-house seminar, phone us on 020 7917 9535, e-mail us at or use the fax back form in our brochure.
Vote for a public course
If you want us to run this seminar as a public course, just click on the button below. Once we get 8 like-minded individuals we'll organise a public course and let you know.
Alternatively, try our public web accessibility training course, which covers the same material but in more depth.
What delegates say about this seminar
- "Gave me a great overall feel for the issues around accessibility".
- "Very comprehensive, easily digestible and varied".
- "Excellent real life examples".
- "A very useful half-day introduction."
- "Highlighted some useful ways of looking at accessibility, with good illustrations and resources."
- "Sound overview of the issues, with pointers on how to resolve the problems with our site".
- "A nicely presented introduction to the complex world of accessibility".
Customisation
We can customise this seminar by helping you develop an accessibility statement for your organisation.
Money back guarantee
On completion of a public seminar, if you don't think that the training will help you do your job better, we will refund your registration fee in full.
More information
2008 Course Brochure, describing all our usability training seminars (pdf format, 796 Kb).
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