Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy: Essential Skills for Web Developers, Content Creators, and Designers

Abstract

This book was created by the Digital Education Strategies (DES) team at The G. Raymond Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University to address a need for professional development training for web developers on web accessibility, a topic of critical importance for technical programs offered by post-secondary institutions. The book is an adaptation of the massive open online course (MOOC) of the same name, developed by The Chang School, and offered through the Canvas Network in 2016/2017. The Digital Education Strategies team was responsible for all aspects of the book’s production, including instructional design, web development, video production, and editing. Special thanks go to DES team member Greg Gay for authoring the content. Greg has been in the web-accessibility field since the mid-1990s as an auditor and as the lead on many research and development projects that push the boundaries of accessibility in information technology. He has been involved in elearning just as long with more than 20 online courses to his name. Funding for this project was provided by the Government of Ontario’s Enabling Change Program. An advisory committee made up of experts from the disability and accessibility community in the Toronto area provided feedback and support in conceptualizing the offering.