Learn Accessible Web Design

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Learn Accessible Web Design

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Instructors: Fredrik Ridderfalk +1 more

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Accessible Web Development
WCAG Guidelines
Semantic HTML

Skills you'll gain

Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Typography
Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Category: Usability
Category: Semantic Web
Category: Color Theory
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Web Design

Tools you'll learn

Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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Assessments

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Taught in English

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There is 1 module in this course

This course is all about making the web a better place for everyone. You'll dive into what it truly means to build accessible websites and why it's so important.

You'll get to grips with all the fundamentals of accessible development, like understanding contrast ratios, exploring the accessibility tree, getting familiar with WCAG levels, and much more. But it's not just about theory. You'll be applying what you learn in interactive challenges, fixing up a real-world website that contains a range of accessibility flaws.  By the time you finish this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to create websites that are welcoming to everyone, making a tangible difference in the digital world.

Learn how to write accessible HTML by solving interactive coding challenges and fixing a real-world website.

What's included

1 assignment26 plugins

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Learn Accessible Web Design Graded Assignment30 minutes

26 pluginsTotal 99 minutes

Welcome to interactive lessons!1 minute
Accessible Development Intro1 minute
Understanding Web Accessibility5 minutes
Aside: Text Contrast4 minutes
Aside: Use of Color1 minute
Text Contrast7 minutes
Aside: Alternative text7 minutes
Aside: Links7 minutes
Links and Alternative Text5 minutes
Aside: Labels6 minutes
Aside: Radio Buttons2 minutes
Understanding Labels3 minutes
Semantic HTML6 minutes
Using Lists5 minutes
Appropriate text size3 minutes
Accessible Headings3 minutes
ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)5 minutes
ARIA live regions6 minutes
Aside: Accessible JavaScript3 minutes
Aside: Hiding Content3 minutes
Aside: Skip Navigation Link Part 14 minutes
Aside: Skip Navigation Link Part 22 minutes
Skip Navigation Link2 minutes
Final Challenge part 13 minutes
Final Challenge part 24 minutes
Course Outro1 minute

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