Knowledge Areas

Web accessibility Knowledge Areas that support the delivery of accessible web content.

Accessible UX best practices

Understand the critical best practices that ensure disabled people have an accessible user experience (UX).

• Colour and contrast
• Designing documents for print
• Keyboard accessibility
• Language of content

Fundamental concepts in web accessibility

Understand the fundamentals of web accessibility and how these relate to the design and development of web content that works for disabled people.

• What is web accessibility?
• Browsers, code and assistive technologies
• Semantics and markup
• Accessible names and descriptions
• Roles, states and properties
• Accessibility supported technologies

How disabled people use the web

Understand the adaptive strategies, alternate formats and assistive technologies that disabled people use to consume web content.

• Adaptive strategies
• Assistive technologies
• Alternate formats

Delivering accessible web content

Learn about best practices that support the delivery of accessible web content.

• Accessibility statements
• Procuring a web accessibility audit

Embedding accessibility in your organisation

Learn about ways to embed accessibility into your organisation and its activities.

• Accessibility in web procurement
• Legal and policy requirements