September 2021
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Cognitive Accessibility
There is a growing awareness of the accessibility requirements of people with cognitive and learning disabilities. A new resource from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) provides practical guidance on improving cognitive accessibility. It includes a set of design patterns with user requirements and was developed by the Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Taskforce of the WAI Accessibility Guidelines Working Group. This talk introduces cognitive accessibility, the new guidance, and also the comprehensive WAI website accessibility resource.
Find out more »Procuring accessible software for e-learning: how ATAG can help
Web accessibility is easier when you do it earlier, and using tools that support accessibility is critical. This starts with purchasing decisions: which suppliers do you choose for accessible e-learning, plug-ins and integrations? How can you tell which tools will work? The W3C’s ATAG standard has a number of useful recommendations to help distinguish between accessible and inaccessible tools. In this session, you’ll learn more about applying this standard to increase accessibility across the board. This event takes places as…
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