Accessibility Course

On-Line Web 2.0 Accessibility Course using the W3C ARIA Specifications

Dates: April 15th to May 8th, 2008
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST (Chicago Local Time)

The on-line course is designed for web developers creating Web 2.0 applications to learn about the accessibility of these technologies to people with disabilities. Participants will learn about keyboard support, focus management issues and how to use the emerging W3C Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) specifications to create accessible Web 2.0 applications.

Participants should have web development experience with html, css and javascript technologies. Participants will program and test the accessibility of web widgets created using the new ARIA technology.

Register Online at: http://www.fast3.uiuc.edu/workshops/accessibility.htm#web2.0accessibility