Instructor-Led Accessibility Training

Give your team the opportunity to learn from top accessibility experts in an interactive setting. Our Instructor-Led training can be customized to your organization’s needs, timelines, and accessibility goals.

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Our experts can come to you and engage with your team face-to-face.

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Virtual

Provide expert training to your teams across the globe via web conference.

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I learned a lot in the training, and also since then. This sounds a bit grandiose, but it’s true: it really changed the way I look at UIs everywhere, and even at other things in everyday life. For me, you turned a bureaucracy monster into a relatable set of solvable problems.”

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Johanna Schober Senior Manager, Program Management, Broadcom

The Web Accessibility Bootcamp was a much-needed foundation to introduce us to accessibility. Now, I have the perspective of what it takes for someone with a disability to use the net and I’m using that knowledge to build a business case to add accessibility to our roadmap.”

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Kaitlin Gabriel Team Lead, QA, Intelex

Accessibility Training by Topic

The following courses are readily available for your training needs, but we’ve always got a few new and improved Instructor-Led Training options in the works.

Get in touch with us to discover the vast variety of topics we can cover and to put together the training option that works best for you.

Web Accessibility Bootcamp

This two-day training offers an overview of everything your team needs to know in order to begin.

This two-day training is our most popular course, and offers an overview of everything your team needs to know in order to begin their journey down the path of Web accessibility. This Bootcamp is intended to be the foundation upon which all accessibility knowledge can later be built. While the second day of the Bootcamp is most suitable for web developers and quality assurance professionals, the first day is intended for every member of a cross-functional team. In this Bootcamp, we cover the following topics:

  • Web accessibility fundamentals
  • Accessibility checkpoints: semantics and interactions
  • Accessibility checkpoints: inclusive design and user experience
  • Issue prioritization and real-life examples
  • Accessibility core rules and testing tools
  • Manual accessibility testing process
  • Screen reader accessibility testing process
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Accessibility Fundamentals

In 0.5 day or less, this training provides an overview of basic accessibility concepts.

This training provides an overview of basic accessibility concepts, such as why digital inclusion matters and how people with disabilities use the Web. Through this training, participants will develop a better understanding about how disabilities affect a person’s experience online, as well as a high-level introduction to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG). The training will also introduce ways through which the many responsibilities pertinent to Web accessibility can be distributed by roles, so each member of your team understands the role they should play when it comes to successfully integrating accessibility in the project development lifecycle.

This training is intended for all audiences, including policy makers and other “non-web” attendees (a.k.a. Management).

  • Accessibility considerations & inclusive design
  • Why accessibility matters
  • How people with disabilities use the web
  • Assistive Technologies and context of use
  • Statistics, laws, and more!
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, v2.0
  • Role-based accessibility and shift-left approach

Mobile Web Accessibility

Learn to create accessible experiences on mobile devices.

Because mobile is an integral part of the overall Web experience, this training is vital to your development team’s overall success. This training is intended to be delivered to participants who have already successfully completed Deque’s 2-day Bootcamp and provides an overview of considerations that are specific to mobile Web design and development. Upon completion, your team will be able to create accessible experiences on mobile devices which will modernize your organization’s approach to accessibility.

Deque’s modular training approach allows for both half-day or full-day extended training in this topic area, with a mix of lectures and hands-on workshop exercises designed to empower your cross-functional team to make informed and accessible decisions beyond the desktop. Topics can include:

  • Accessibility considerations for mobile design and development
  • Mobile Web accessibility guidelines and techniques
  • Accessible responsive Web design principles
  • Mobile Web testing methodology, following the Deque Way
  • Testing with screen readers in a mobile Web environment
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Native Mobile Accessibility

Learn what it takes to create accessible experiences for native iOS and Android apps.

There is a clear distinction between the Web, as it is now experienced on mobile devices, and native mobile experiences, such as the ones users get when navigating through applications downloaded from the AppStore (iOS) or the GooglePlay platform (Android), and accessibility is no exception.

This training is intended for participants who have already successfully completed Deque’s 2-day Bootcamp and will provide an overview of considerations specific to the native mobile environment, both for iOS and Android, so your team can successfully create accessible experiences on mobile applications beyond the Web.

Deque’s modular training approach allows for both half-day or up to 2 full days of extended training in this topic area, with a mix of lectures and hands-on workshop exercises designed to empower your cross-functional team to make informed and accessible decisions. Topics can include:

  • Native mobile accessibility fundamentals
  • Native mobile accessibility guidelines and techniques
  • Native applications, widgets  and pattern libraries
  • Native mobile testing methodology, following the Deque Way
  • Testing with screen readers in a native mobile environment
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Document Accessibility

Learn to create and remediate PDF, ePUB, Office documents and more.

Because there’s more to accessibility than just HTML pages, our modular approach to document accessibility allows your team to become familiar with the fundamentals of accessibility in the context of various other formats. Intended for content authors, and anyone who has a role to play in designing or creating documents to are meant to be downloaded on the Web, this course covers all the basics you need to ensure organizational goals for accessibility are met.

Deque’s modular training approach allows for both half-day or up to 2 full days of extended training in this topic area, with a mix of lectures and hands-on workshop exercises designed to empower participants to design, remediate, and test for accessibility on downloadable documents. Topics can include:

  • Creating, remediating, and testing Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Creating, remediating, and testing Adobe InDesign documents
  • Creating, remediating, and testing Adobe ePUB documents
  • Creating, remediating, and testing Adobe PDF documents
  • Document accessibility testing methodology, following the Deque Way
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Role-Based Accessibility Training

Our instructor-led role-based training continues with our modular approach, allowing for both half-day or full-day extended training in each topic area. Role-Based training modules present a mix of lectures and hands-on workshop exercises designed to empower your team to make informed and accessible decisions.

Role focus: Front-End Developers

Understand the role that developers play in ensuring compliance.

Intended to be delivered to participants who have already successfully completed Deque’s 2-day Bootcamp, this training focuses on the role that Web developers play in ensuring organizational goals for accessibility are met. Deque’s Front-End Developer training includes a mix of technical deep dives, lectures, and hands-on workshop exercises designed to focus on the role that developers play in ensuring compliance to set requirements and legislations. Topics can include:

  • Advanced accessibility techniques for HTML and CSS content
  • Advanced accessibility techniques for WAI-ARIA and JavaScript content
  • Accessible design patterns for complex interaction widgets
  • Accessible single page applications (SPA)
  • Deep-dive into using screen readers for testing
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Role focus: QA Testers

Understand the role that Quality Assurance pros play in ensuring compliance.

Intended to be delivered to participants who have already successfully completed Deque’s 2-day Bootcamp, this training focuses on the role that Quality Assurance professionals play in ensuring organizational goals for accessibility are met. Topics can include:

  • Building test cases and test scripts for accessibility
  • Accessibility testing methodologies, following the Deque Way
  • Learning the tools of the trade – in depth look into accessibility testing tools
  • Building a constructive and useful accessibility issue log
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Role focus: Content Creators

Understand the role that Editorial and Content Contributors play in ensuring compliance.

Intended to be delivered to participants who have already successfully completed Deque’s 2-day Bootcamp, this training focuses on the role that the Editorial and Content contributors play in ensuring organizational goals for accessibility are met. Topics can include:

  • Plain language fundamentals
  • Writing for real people, not just users
  • Content creation in the accessibility lifecycle
  • Accessible content techniques
  • Accessibility best practices for content creation
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Role focus: Leadership

Learn what it takes to ensure teams are set up for success.

This stand alone course is intended for the leadership team, or anyone who plays a strategic role in helping the design and development teams achieve organizational goals with regards to Web accessibility. This training focuses on the role that decision makers in the organization can play in ensuring the teams are set for success and goals for accessibility are met. Topics can include:

  • Overview of accessibility fundamentals
  • Laws and other obligations with regards to accessibility
  • Building and managing a sustainable accessibility program
  • Building and empowering an accessibility team
  • Managing urgent remediation projects
  • Risk prioritization and assessing legal risks
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Role focus: UX/UI Designers

Understand the role that UX/UI Designers play in ensuring compliance.

Intended to be delivered to participants who have already successfully completed Deque’s 2-day Bootcamp, this training focuses on the role that UX/UI designers play in ensuring that organizational goals for accessibility are met. Deque’s UX/UI Designers training includes a mix of conceptual and technical deep dives, lectures, group activities, and hands-on workshops designed to focus on the role that designers play in paving the way for a more inclusive experience while ensuring compliance to set requirements and legislations. Topics can include:

  • Overview of key inclusive design concepts
  • Design in the accessibility lifecycle
  • Personas as an accessibility design tool
  • Designing accessibly for desktop and mobile web
  • Introducing and working with accessibility heuristics
  • A series of design review workshops and exercises
  • Accessibility design review show and tell
  • Hands-on workshops and exercises

Further your accessibility efforts

Give us a call today at +1 703-225-0380 or contact us below to discuss your training needs. Virtual team trainings are available!

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