Course 1: Understanding Disability and Assistive Technology

Focused largely on understanding the experience of disability in relation to information technologies.

Topics Covered

• Overview of disability demographics
• Major types of disability and their impact on consuming electronic information
• Overview of common assistive technologies
• Legal landscape of IT accessibility and WCAG 2.0
• Built-in OS accessibility features for Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android
• Students perform a functional accessibility evaluation of web site