Training for Accessibility Course Curriculum

Here is the on-line training course curriculum in Training for Accessibility:

• Providing Web Accessibility Training;
• Trainer's Tips.

1. Providing Web Accessibility Training

Section 1: Teaching Web Accessibility

• What is a Web Accessibility Trainer?

Section 2: Trainer Types and Training Scenarios

• Trainer Types;
• Training Scenarios;
• Lectures/presentations;
• Hands-on lab training;
• Small group training;
• One-on-one training;
• At-a-distance consulting;
• Informal teaching.

Section 3: Effective Training Strategies

• Presentation Strategies;
• Instructional Strategies.

Section 4: Motivating Learners to Bring About Change

• Types of Motivation;
• Ethical motivations;
• Legal and standards-based motivations;
• Business motivations.

Section 5: Motivation as a Training Strategy

• Motivating for Change.
• Being a motivational speaker;
• Encouraging change;
• Instructional Tips.

Section 6: Assess Your Training Participants

• Assess Your Learners and Teach at the Appropriate Level.

Section 7: Setting Learner Goals and Objectives

• The Anatomy of Good Goals and Objectives;
• Setting Learner Goals and Objectives.

Section 8: Is Your Training Accessible?

• Key Concepts on Accessible Training.

Section 9: Expanding Your Training Skills and Knowledge

• Accessibility Trainer Skills;
• Expanding Your Skills and Knowledge.

Section 10: Organizing Your Training

• Logistical Items;
• Content-based Items;
• Sample Schedule.

2. Trainer's Tips

Section 1: Tips for the User's Perspective

• Trainer's Tips for Visual Disabilities:
• Blindness;
• Low Vision;
• Color-blindness.
• Trainer's Tips for Motor Disabilities;
• Trainer's Tips for Hearing Disabilities;
• Trainer's Tips for Cognitive Disabilities.

Section 2: Tips for Standards and Laws

• Trainer's Tips for Standards and Laws.

Section 3: Tips for HTML Techniques

• Trainer's Tips for Images;
• Trainer's Tips for Tables;
• Trainer's Tips for Forms;
• Trainer's Tips for Document Templates;
• Trainer's Tips for Content Structure;
• Trainer's Tips for Frames;
• Trainer's Tips for Java Script;
• Trainer's Tips for CSS.

Section 4: Tips for Rich Media Techniques

• Trainer's Tips for Microsoft Word;
• Trainer's Tips for Microsoft PowerPoint;
• Trainer's Tips for Adobe Acrobat;
• Trainer's Tips for Captioning and Multimedia;
• Trainer's Tips for Flash.

Section 5: Tips for Evaluation and Testing

• Trainer's Tips for Evaluating and Testing.

Section 6: Tips for the Instructor's Guide

• Instructor's Guide Training Tips.

Our on-line training courses in web accessibility are running in cooperation with WebAIM.