Badging: Impact

Accessibility 101

• Part of the training in U of I's Accessibility Liaisons Program
• Creating greater general campus awareness, particular of hidden disabilities
• Basic understanding of accessibility, different types of users, assistive technologies, standards and guidelines
• Easily usable skills (e.g., color contrast and keyboard evaluation)

Web Evaluation

• Practical application of WCAG 2.1 to key accessibility issues
• Better understanding of how major testing tools are used in evaluation
• Practical knowledge on how to provide feedback to developers and others responsible for web accessibility compliance when making purchasing decisions

Landmarks, Headings; Forms/Links; Accessible JavaScript with ARIA

• Practical skills in standards-based methods for representing visual layout and semantic structure, handling user interaction, and creating accessible ARIA widgets