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Original image: 'Access for skinny wheelchairs only' http://www.flickr.com/photos/20816835@N00/210641686 by: Richard Drdul From the official document:
"This unit defines the competency required to ensure that a website is accessible to users with special needs including people with disabilities." Basically, that means this unit is based on building a website that everybody can use.
You can read more about this unit on the National Training Information Systems Official document for ICAT4183A .
This unit forms part of the following qualifications:
After learning and applying the skills required by this unit you'll be able to demonstrate your skills in:
ELEMENT
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1. Identify accessibility standards
Research and identify specific user groups with particular accessibility requirements
Identify general legislated and industry accessibility standards and requirements to understand the wider context of accessibility
Identify web development standards and prioritise application
Consolidate specific and general standards and requirements into an accessibility checklist for application to website related work
2. Test for accessibility of website
Select and prepare appropriate automatic testing tools and software
Run automatic testing tools and based on results, make and document changes
Ensure that the text equivalent for every non-text element is present in the website where feasible
Verify that all information conveyed with colour is also available without colour
Identify all changes in the natural language of a document text
Check and ensure that document can be read without style sheets
Check and ensure that all priorities identified in the analysis of web development standards are met and completed
Test site with different user groups'ensure that the site transforms successfully and maintains accessibility'
3. Test pages
Check and ensure that pages are not dependent on colour and can operate in a monochrome environment
Check and ensure that pages are logical and accessible in a text-only environment
Verify that pages operate correctly on text-to-speech browser
Have the accessibility of the website signed off by an appropriate person as meeting web development standards
translate the above elements and performance criteria into plain english and summarise here...
The best way to demonstrate these skills is ...
If you are demonstrating this unit as part of a formal course, you might find that the unit is graded (meaning you can not only demonstrate your competence, but can also gain a credit or distinction). Your facilitator may already have set criteria that your college uses. If not, here are some ideas for possible credit/distinction activities that you can discuss with your facilitator:
HTML : What is HTML , Advanced HTML Tutorial , HTML Challenges , Lists and Tables , The Structure of HTML , Pen and Paper HTML activities
CSS : Learning Basic HTML and CSS , CSS challenges , Embedded CSS , Basic HTML and CSS Tutorial , Inline CSS , Develop cascading style sheets , CSS3 Animations
PHP : Simple functions in PHP , Dynamic websites , PHP challenges , Dynamic websites with PHP , Generating a receipt with PHP , Responding to HTML forms with PHP ,
JavaScript : An Introduction to Programming with JavaScript , JavaScript Challenges , Getting to know JavaScript events , Getting to know the Document Object Model with JavaScript , JavaScript pen-n-paper activities , Web Programming Intro , Produce basic client side script for dynamic web pages
XML : XML challenges
Databases : Creating Database Tables
Projects : A small website project , A step-by-step web design project , Build a basic web page , Build a small website
Challenges : Web design , HTML , AJAX , CSS , JavaScript , PHP , XML , Information Architecture , Algorithms
Activities : Web design group learning activities , Pen and Paper HTML activities , A Web Design Quiz show , Ordering Tasks for a Web Project , Paired Bio Pages , Scoping a Small Project , Emerging Technologies Research Activities
Project management : An introduction to Project Management , Developing a Client Project
Design : Accessibility , Design Principles for Web Design , Design Suggestions , Generating resource identifier strings .
Testing : Testing Website performance , Website Performance Test Plan
Publishing : Getting Your Site On the Web
Certification and standards : Cert IV Website Qualifications in Australia , Australian Qualifications , Web design qualifications
Professional development : Contribute to personal skill development and learning , Useful Applications , Useful Books , Emerging Technologies , Using the Internet as a Learning Tool
Course meta-information : Web Design , About the web design learning project , New Structure , Sample Timetable
