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Accessibility Laws & Compliance

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These courses cover the internationally recognized compliance standards for accessibility, and the national and regional laws that have evolved from these standards. You’ll explore the major accessibility laws, regulations, and guidelines, such as WCAG, ADA, and EAA, and learn how to stay compliant. 

This category is designed for legal teams, compliance officers, and anyone responsible for ensuring that their products meet accessibility requirements.

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Accessibility Laws Learning Path

Accessibility Compliance Learning Path

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Authoring a VPAT

As the demand for accessible technology grows, so does the demand for manufacturers and vendors to provide Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) to formally document conformance with accessibility laws and standards. A well-written VPAT is a compelling competitive differentiator, showing potential buyers that you’re actively evaluating and building accessibility into the products and services you deliver. In this course, you will learn everything you need to know about authoring top-notch VPATs.

Duration: 60 minutes

 

Exploring the Fundamentals of the European Accessibility Act

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the purpose and key objectives of the European Accessibility Act (EAA).
  • Identify which businesses must comply with the EAA, regardless of their location.
  • Recognize the deadlines for compliance and key implementation milestones.
  • Describe the main exceptions under the EAA and when they apply.
  • Outline the basic compliance requirements for businesses serving consumers in the EU market.

Duration: 25 minutes

 

Exploring WCAG in Detail

This course provides a detailed description of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). It provides background information on what WCAG strives to achieve and explains the terminology used in its documentation. Learners will be given an overview of each of the 13 guidelines with examples on how to conform with each.

Duration: 60 minutes

 

Overview of VPATs and ACRs

This course is an introductory course on VPATs and ACRs. This course will define VPATs and ACRs, discuss the importance of an ACR and VPAT, and describe the ACR creation process.

Duration: 45 min utes

 

Understanding Section 508

This course provides an introduction to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), and how this U.S. Federal law regulates software and hardware accessibility of digital technology used by Executive Branch Federal Agencies. You will learn what Section 508 is, what it applies to, and how to maintain compliance with its standards.  

Duration: 25 minutes

 

Understanding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

This course covers basic information about Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act (AODA), comprehensive details about its standards, and the benefits they offer Ontarians. This course focuses on how the AODA applies to people who create digital content, such as websites and documents, and to those who are responsible for creating procedures and processes in organizations.

Duration: 20 minutes

 

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Since 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has transformed American society, creating a legal structure to allow people with disabilities to have the same opportunities as everyone else to enjoy employment opportunities, purchase goods and services, and participate in state and local government programs and telecommunications. In this course, you will learn what the law says, who it's for, and what compliance looks like, with an emphasis on digital accessibility.

Duration: 30 minutes

 

Understanding the Communication and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)

This course covers the key takeaways of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA). You'll learn about the requirements for advanced communication services and video programming, and the importance of correctly implementing requirements of the CVAA into your business practices.

Duration: 20 minutes

 

What's New in WCAG 2.2?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are part of a series of web accessibility guidelines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the main international standards organization for the Internet. This course is a look at what's new in WCAG 2.2.

Duration: 10 minutes

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