Web Accessibility Foundations
Build web pages that work with keyboards, screen readers and zoom, following WCAG.
What you'll learn
- Test a page with a keyboard and a screen reader
- Fix headings, landmarks and link text
- Write labels and error messages for forms
- Check color contrast and focus styles
About this course
You learn how disabled people use the web and test pages with a keyboard and a screen reader. You fix a sample site issue by issue and learn the WCAG criteria behind each fix.
Course curriculum
4 modules and 12 lessons over 3 weeks. Plan for about 9 learning hours.
01How people use the webWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- Assistive technology
- WCAG structure
- Testing tools
02StructureWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- Headings and landmarks
- Link and button text
- Images and alt text
03InteractionWeek 2 · 3 lessons
- Keyboard access
- Focus styles
- Forms and errors
04Fix-up projectWeek 3 · 3 lessons
- Auditing the sample site
- Fixing issues
- Retesting
Project
Accessibility fix-up. You audit and fix a sample site, then retest it with a keyboard and a screen reader.
Who this course is for
Front-end learners and designers who want to build accessible pages.
Prerequisites
You know HTML and CSS basics.
What's included
- 120-day course access
- Step-by-step lessons
- Practice files
- Reusable code templates
- A graded final exercise
- A digital completion certificate
Learning format
Self-paced practical course, part of our self-paced courses. Graded final exercise with written feedback.
Access and delivery
- Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
- Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Certificate
You receive a digital completion certificate. Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Frequently asked questions
When does access start?
Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
Is payment taken on this website?
No. After you submit your enrollment request, we reply by email with payment details and enrollment confirmation.
Does this course guarantee a job or income?
No. It is an education and training service and does not include employment, income or placement guarantees.
Can I cancel?
Our Refund and Cancellation Policy lists the terms for self-paced course programs.
