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Accessibility Training for Developers, Testers, and Content Creators

Our accessibility training classes tackle web accessibility, mobile accessibility, and document accessibility based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0/2.1 Level AA and related standards (including Section 508 / Section 504). We also emphasize best practices that support a good user experience for everyone. 

Our digital accessibility classes cover:

  • Need a custom accessibility training plan?
     Looking for group classes delivered virtually or at your site?
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    Why Take Microassist Digital Accessibility Training?

    Microassist accessibility courses build on years of working with government, education, and business organizations on accessibility projects, plus 30 years of developing and delivering IT-related training. That means you’ll learn from instructors’ experience, practical exercises, and real-life scenarios in a way that will help you retain what you’ve learned and enable you to put new or enhanced skills to use right away.

    You will learn tips and tricks we’ve gleaned through auditing, developing and remediating websites and documents for our clients—including university, state and federal government, education, and private-sector programs and organizations.

    You’ll also get clear direction on not only ways to fulfill meeting accessibility guidelines, but proven techniques that work well for your web and mobile visitors.

    Digital Accessibility Course Offerings

    Microassist offers a wide range of digital accessibility courses.  Course descriptions and links to complete class outlines are listed below.

    Overview of Digital Accessibility

        • Introduction to Accessibility (On Demand, Self Paced) — An introductory and interactive workshop that explores basic accessibility concepts that apply across web pages, Microsoft® Word documents, PDF documents, and elearning (online training), as well as how those materials are perceived on various desktop and mobile devices.  Estimated time to complete is one hour. Available for purchase through our Microassist Training online store.

    Accessible Document Creation and PDF Remediation Training

        • PDF Accessibility Fundamentals (On Demand, Self Paced) – This self paced, on demand course uses interactive exercises to teach content creators how to make PDF documents WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliant. Estimated time to complete is four hours. Available for purchase through our Microassist Training online store.
        • Document Accessibility, Part 1: Word Accessibility + PDF Accessibility, Fundamentals (1 day) — Part of the Microassist Accessibility Series. This course shows content creators using Microsoft Word 2016 how to create accessible documents that meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria, as well as how to convert those documents to accessible PDFs. 
        • Document Accessibility, Part 2: PDF Accessibility, Intermediate (1 day) —Part of the Microassist Accessibility Series. Participants will use Acrobat Pro DC to remediate a PDF document so that it meets WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria and PDF/UA standards. This course is for students who want to remediate PDF documents for accessibility standards using the Adobe platform and are familiar with the topics in the “Document Accessibility, Part 1: Word Accessibility + PDF Accessibility, Fundamentals” course.  
        • Document Accessibility, Part 3: PDF Accessibility, Advanced (1 day) — Part of the Microassist Accessibility Series. This course builds on the “Document Accessibility, Part 2: PDF Accessibility, Intermediate course” and will teach participants how to remediate complex PDF documents so that they meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria and PDF/UA standards. This course is for “power remediators” who are very familiar with advanced PDF remediation topics. 
        • Document Accessibility: Accessible PowerPoint Presentations (Half day) — Part of the Microassist Accessibility Series. Students will use PowerPoint 2016 to enable users, including those with disabilities, to perceive and use the presentations they create.  

    Accessible Website and Application Development Training

    Mobile Accessibility Testing and Remediation Training

        • Mobile Accessibility, Part 1: Mobile Web Accessibility Testing and Development (1 day) — This hands-on workshop provides an information-rich introduction to mobile web accessibility. Students will learn how to test with native iOS and Android screen readers and other testing tools, as well as mobile development accessibility techniques using JavaScript, HTML5, WAI-ARIA, and CSS3. Group projects include testing mobile websites for accessibility problems, creating a report of issues, comparing test findings, and brainstorming fixes.
        • Mobile Accessibility, Part 2: Mobile Native Accessibility Testing and Development (1 day) — Picking up where the “intro” class above leaves off, attendees will learn how to test native apps with TalkBack for Android and VoiceOver for iOS, and use Android native keyboard accessibility techniques, accessibility testing with integrated developer environments Android Studio and Xcode, mobile simulator and on-device testing techniques, and advanced native iOS and Android accessibility APIs. There will be hands-on accessibility testing projects and group native app coding exercises.

    Accessible Technology Evaluation and Attestation Training

      • Strategies for Evaluating Vendor VPAT/ACR Attestations (Virtual Instructor Led, Half Day) — In this course, we will provide a structured method for evaluating vendor Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) and Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) attestations with the goal of making an award eligible, award eligible with exception process, or rejection determination. This course takes fours hours to complete. To explore scheduling options for your organization, please contact our training team.
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Join an Open Enrollment Class or Arrange a Private Team Training (Virtually or On-site)

All Microassist accessibility training courses are created and taught by experienced accessibility professionals. We welcome individuals and teams to all our open enrollment classes in Austin, Texas. 

Looking for a class that’s not on the schedule? Need a custom accessibility training plan? Interested in group classes delivered virtually or at your site?

Please contact our Training Team to talk about options.

More Digital Accessibility Resources

Accessibility Training Solutions for Government

For information on training and accessibility services for Government please visit our Government Training Services and Accessibility IT Services for Government pages for those details.

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We are glad to offer these classes to DIR-eligible customers through DIR Contract, DIR-TSO-3982: Technology Based Training, one of our four State of Texas DIR Contracts. 

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