Training

Looking for accessibility training for your organization or teams?

Nic Steenhout has successfuly trained hundreds of teams and individuals on accessibility. Nic offers accessibility training to 5 main groups.

  • Stylized mobile device with text bubbles and icons For designers
  • Stylized browser window with opening and closing tags. For developers
  • Stylized checkboxes with a tick and an x. For QA testers
  • Stylized screen with a head and shoulder inside it, and a slider below. For content creators
  • Stylized head and shoulder portrait with a file folder floating above the head. For product owners

A modular approach

Every team in your organization has some level of responsibility to implement and ensure an accessible product.

My approach to training is targeted and modular. Your teams get the training they need without having to sit through hours of content that doesn’t directly concern them.

We chose the modules that best fit your teams’ needs. We decide if you need to access the trainings back-to-back or spread out over time. It’s a pragmatic way to fulfil your training needs.

Modules

Introduction to accessibility

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The perfect overview of the issues surrounding accessibility, this training will introduce your teams to various disabilities and assistive technologies as well as the legal and regulatory environment.

This module is a pre-requisite for every other module. Everyone in your organization should have a minimum baseline understanding of the groups who benefit from accessibility work.

Accessibility for designers

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Designers can have an impact on over 50% of all accessibility. Color contrast, form labeling, heading structure, and link styling are just a few basic topics discussed in this module. More advanced concepts include: Dark mode, mobile views, and HTML for designers.

Accessibility for developers

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Developers implement the designs - but they need to do so in a way that is accessible. How things are put together under the hood matters. This module covers topics ranging from the importance of native semantic HTML to knowing when and how to use ARIA. Other topics such as correct form error handling, creating accessible dynamic content, and custom elements are also covered.

Accessibility for QA testers

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Quality Assurance testers ensure that the product is accessible. QA testing for accessibility is typically very different than QA work in general.This module covers the different types of accessibility testing and when and how to use them. Attendees of this module will understand the differences between automated, manual, and functional accessibility testing. A systematic approach to testing will be taught.

Accessibility for content creators

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Content is king! But good, accessible content truly rules the world. The topics covered in this module include:

  • Plain language.
  • Document hierarchy.
  • Alternative text for images.
  • Captions and transcripts for multimedia content.

Accessibility for product owners and project managers

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Product owners and project managers need to understand accessibility to keep an eye on how the teams are progressing. They also need to understand how to include accessibility in the definition of done. And setting appropriate deadlines. This module gives them the knowledge they need to get accessibility through the goal post and on time.