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The New Standard on Accessibility: WCAG 2.0
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The New Standard on
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0
ARE YOU…
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AWARE of your responsibilities under the new provincial AODA laws as of 2013?
INTERESTED in reaching as many people as possible with your marketing and communication materials?
Do you UNDERSTAND why web accessibility matters?
WE CAN HELP
Corporate Learning and Performance Improvement at St. Lawrence College is pleased to present a one-day training workshop featuring international accessibility expert, David Berman:
The New Standard of Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 - Web, Office, Indesign, PDF
Date: January 21, 2013Time: 9:00am - 4:30pmLocation: St. Lawrence College, Kingston CampusRegister: [email protected]
613-544-5400 x 1348
COURSE DESCRIPTION
It used to be that the only way to comply with Web accessibility standards for persons with disabilities or difficulties was to publish content in HTML.
One of the most exciting parts of the new Standard On Web Accessibility and WCAG 2.0 is that it has become feasible for you to choose PDF as the only container for certain content on your Web site… but only if you know how.
David Berman Communications has worked with Adobe to put together this comprehensive and powerful course, where attendees walk away with immediately-applicable tips and techniques to make all their pages more accessible.
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Know many techniques you can apply right away to make content more accessible
Have a comprehensive understanding of W3C WCAG 2.0 and current government accessibility guidelines and
how to meet them
Be able to make informed decisions as to what degree to comply with accessibility standards
Understand better the experience of those with disabilities using the Web, multimedia, and software apps
Know you’re doing the “right thing” by ensuring accessibility for all
After attending this workshop, you will:
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This course delivers all the knowledge required for Level A and Level AA awareness training as documented in the Government of Canada’s Accessibility Responsibility Breakdown (WCAG 2.0).
ABOUT DAVID BERMAN
David Berman is an international accessibility expert. Having worked in 29 countries over 25 years as a graphic design professional David has developed policy, consulted and trained for Forbes 500 companies like IBM. His work in government is significant having worked with Health Canada, the Treasury Board and Statistics Canada. David’s commitment to the education environment is no less impressive, he is the Chair of Carleton Universities’ Access Network, has worked with Algonquin College, University of Toronto and many others as well as numerous district school boards in Ontario. He has been the National Ethics Chair for the Graphic Designers of Canada, has served on the ISO standards committee and is currently as a member of the committee for accessible PDF (PDF/UA). A bestselling author, “Do Good Design” and high level advisor to the United Nations David has a passion to include and educate all for the benefit of the common good.
HOW TO REGISTER
Human resource professionals
Marketing and communication professionals
Senior department officials
People involved in: web project management, analysis, architecture, interaction design, graphic design, prototyping, writing, development, quality control
Developers of online applications, games and mobile applications
People tasked with formally communicating with the broader public
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Who should attend? This course is targeted to all project managers, Webmasters, production coordinators, programming leaders, strategists, and controllers, involved in developing Web or other new media projects.
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