The University
of Wisconsin-Madison requires that web pages be made accessible.
The University has a web
accessibility policy that has been in place since November 2001.
The policy incorporates guidelines, known throughout the web design
industry as the Section 508
standards, plus additional requirements that are unique to the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This course is intended to be a resource for:
- individuals who are new to the University or web accessibility
- individuals who have been with the University since the policy
was initially enacted, but may have a need to refresh
- experienced designers who wish to review the policy, standards,
or a particular concept of accessible design
Regardless of your web design skill level, it is our hope that
you will gather a better understanding of web accessibility through
this course.
Supplementary Resources
This course provides a wealth of information about web accessibility.
However, it will not be able to provide all designers with answers
to everyone of the unique situations that web designers experience.
Two additional resources are available that may be of great value
to you.
- The University's web accessibility listserve. You can join
and participate in the listserve for free.
- An instructor led course this online course is based upon. You
may view details
of when and where the instructor led course is offered.
Special Thanks
A special thank you to Lisa Jansen from the College of Letters
and Science and to Joyce Tikalsky from the College of Engineering
for your time and efforts in testing this course.
Beginning the Course
If this is your first time through this course, you may wish to
take the web accessibility self-assessment.
The self-assessment will serve as a warm-up before you get into
the course content.
You may also skip the self-assessment and proceed
directly to the course.
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