Quick Start courses

On this page:

•  Introduction to Accessibility & Assistive Technology Quick Start
• Accessibility for Developers Quick Start
• Accessibility for Designers Quick Start
• Accessibility for Testers Quick Start 
• Document Accessibility Quick Start

Introduction to Accessibility & Assistive Technology Quick Start

Recommended for non-technical staff. One 90-minute session. 

Course overview: In this session, attendees will get familiarized with accessibility, the major disability types, and the corresponding assistive technologies people with disabilities use daily. 

Learning outcomes: 

1. Understand terminology and definitions related to accessibility. 
2. Recognize the benefits of becoming accessible. 
3. Identify the different types of disabilities and the corresponding assistive technologies.
4. Gain ideas for implementing accessibility in the product development lifecycle.

Accessibility for Developers Quick Start

Recommended for developers and technical staff. One 90-minute session.

Course overview: This course introduces developers to the pillars of web accessibility, focusing on good structure and semantics to develop modern, accessible interfaces. 

Learning outcomes:

1. Understand why semantic structure is important and how to code HTML pages with explicit structure rather than relying on implicit attributes.
2. Understand the developer’s role in producing accessible user experiences.

Accessibility for Designers Quick Start

Recommended for designers, technical and creative staff. One 90-minute session.

Course overview: In this session, attendees will explore the diversity in disability and how users with different disabilities interact with digital content. Attendees will also explore and learn accessible design best practices on visual layout, page structure, color, and font & typography. 

Learning outcomes: 

1. Describe the diversity in disability and how it can impact end users.
2. Explain and identify important best practices for visual layout, page structure, color, and font and typography.

Accessibility for Testers Quick Start

Recommended for testers, quality assurance, and other technical staff. One 90-minute session.

Course overview: This course introduces QA testers to an accessibility testing methodology and the importance of performing both automated and manual testing to ensure a product meets accessibility guidelines. 

Learning outcomes: 

1. Learn how automated, manual, and assistive technology testing for accessibility is incorporated into a QA process. 
2. Understand how and when to perform testing with the right tools.

Document Accessibility Quick Start

Recommended for content creators, PDF remediation specialists, and product owners. One 90-minute session. 

Course overview: Participants will be equipped with a strong foundation in document and PDF accessibility by learning a wide variety of accessibility concepts including file properties, images/graphics, links, semantic structure, basic data tables, reading order, and tags. Participants will be able to ensure advanced components related to PDFs are accessible with all of the concepts covered. 

Learning outcomes:

1. Identify key components that make documents accessible. 
2. Convert documents to accessible PDFs and remediate accessibility issues in Acrobat Pro. 3. Verify that PDFs are accessible through various testing methods.