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Postgraduate Course on Accessible
Web Design
Klaus Miesenberger
[email protected]
Motivation
People get aware of necessity:
• Potential of ICT/AT/web obvious
• Public sector: Law
• Industry and business: Procurement, more clients
• Web designers
 Increasing demand for education, consulting and
support
BUT: No complete teaching offer
Idea
• Post-graduate course on Accessible Web Design
• Submission of proposal to develop course
• Project funded by:
ESF
European Social Fund
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Ministry of Education,
Science and Culture
Key Dates
• April 2003: Proposal submission
• June 2003: acceptance
• August 2003: kick off
• Funding: 46% (ESF, bm:bwk), own recourses: 54%
• Development August 2003 - January 2005
• Start of post-graduate course: October 2005
• Duration of post-graduate course:
4 semester (2 years)
Course Layout
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4 semester
Designed for participants „on the job“
E-Learning based – only minimum attendance
Degree: „Academic Expert in Accessible Web
Design“ (accreditation by the University of Linz)
• Course language: German
• Fee: €1300 pro Semester
Target Groups
• Private persons
– Web designers and developers in general
– Web designers and developers in special institutions
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People with disabilities
Persons living in border regions
Parents who have to take care of their children
People trying to achieve reengagement
University students and graduates
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Better public relations
Bigger market
New clients
General: better usability
Curriculum
Modules:
1. Basics in IT
2. Assistive Technologies (AT)
3. Legal Requirements and Organizational
Frameworks
4. Accessibility
5. Design and Usability
6. Application
Curriculum
1. Basics in IT
– HTML, CSS and XML
– Accessible Document Development
– Web-Programming
– Internet/Web/Technology and Security
Curriculum
2. Assistive Technologies (AT)
– Basics in AT
– Man-Machine-Interaction (MMI)
Curriculum
3. Guidelines and Legal Requirements
– Web Accessibility Guidelines
– National and International Laws and
Standards
Curriculum
4. Accessibility
– Techniques for Accessible Design
– Evaluation and Repair Tools
– Basics in Software-Accessibility
– Accessible Multimedia on the Web
– Authoring Tools and User Agents
Curriculum
5. Design and Usability
– Usability Engineering
– User Interaction Design
Curriculum
6. Application
– Examples of Best and Worst Practice in
Accessible Web Design
– Design or Redesign of a Web Application in
Practice
Teaching Tool Moodle
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Online handout
Slides
Audio and video files
Training examples and tasks
Communication via email, forum, chat
Multimedia: SMIL for captioning and
synchronization
Face to Face Meetings
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To get to know the teachers
To build up groups
To develop a common course goal
To get to know the online learning system
To develop and to agree on rules
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Entrance Prerequisites
• University entrance prerequisites
– Graduation from secondary school
– Special university entrance exam
• Specific Knowledge in the Field
– From education
– From job
– Interview at university
Expected Effects
• Pro active answer to accessibility legislation
• More accessible and usable websites
• Economic advantage for content provider: more
clients, increased satisfaction
• Awareness raising
• New vocational field – especially for people with
disabilities
• Modular approach => easy adaptation
• Integration into regular courses of studies
Participants
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21 students
17 in the job, 4 unemployed
11 sent by their employer
4 with a disability
Germany and Austria
http://www.bfwd.at