This activity guides students through the evaluation of a website that they have created to see if it is accessible for users with disabilities. Students will simulate a number of different disabilities (e.g. visual impairments, color blindness, auditory impairments, motor impairments) to see if their website is accessible; they will also use automated W3 and WAVE tools to evaluate their sites. Students will consider the needs of users with disabilities by creating a persona and scenario of a user with disabilities interacting with their site. Finally, students will write up recommendations to change their site and implement the changes.

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Although this activity can be used in isolation, it is intended to be part of a series guiding students towards the creation of a front-end of a website. The series (all published as OER) consist of:

a) Needfinding
b) Personas, Scenarios and Storyboards
c) Front-end Website Design and Development
d) Accessibility Evaluation

ICT accessibility and inclusive design is considered as a relevant and essential topic that needs to be well covered and integrated within capacity building, training and education curricula and programmes. Despite this urgent need, there is a lack of integration of ICT-AID aligned courses in educational institutions and professional development services based on a comprehensive Global competency framework delimiting all required relevant competencies and capabilities in the field of ICT accessibility and Inclusive Design. It is in this context that Mada center has developed an open competency framework in a bid to guide globally training of students and workers on ICT accessibility and inclusive design, so that they will be well prepared to excel in their accessibility professions and contribute in the creation of accessible products, contents and services.

The purpose of Mada innovation program is to encourage innovators to bring relevant innovative Arabic assistive technologies and accessibility products and services for Persons with disabilities and the elderly.

Web accessibility refers to the design and development of websites, tools, and technologies in
a manner that enables individuals with disabilities to utilize them.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
― Describe the guiding principles of web Accessibility
― Identify major features of HTML Accessibility
― Review the essential components of web Accessibility
― Discuss approaches towards ensuring Web Accessibility

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) face daily challenges and barriers in different sectors, especially the ICT field, which result in their exclusion from accessing learning opportunities and using digital technologies.
This training workshop is part of the Mada Academy ICT accessibility training program.
By taking this introductory training session, you will understand and learn the foundations of ICT Accessibility. You will be introduced to the broad scope of disability, accessibility, and the related legal landscape, and you will explore the key principles guiding accessible content creation.

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) face daily challenges and barriers in different sectors, especially the ICT field, which result in their exclusion from accessing learning opportunities and using digital technologies.
This training workshop is part of the Mada Academy ICT accessibility training program.
By taking this introductory training session, you will understand and learn the foundations of ICT Accessibility. You will be introduced to the broad scope of disability, accessibility, and the related legal landscape, and you will explore the key principles guiding accessible content creation.

هذه الورشة التدريبية هي جزء من برنامج أكاديمية مدى التدريبي حول النفاذ إلى تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات.
من خلال هذه الجلسة التدريبية التمهيدية، سيكتسب المشاركونً فهما شاملاً لمعايير النفاذية وأفضل الممارسات في تصميم المنصات الرقمية المختلفة، بما في ذلك المواقع الإلكترونية وتطبيقات الهواتف المحمولة والأكشاك الإلكترونية. سيحصل المتدربون على المعرفة اللازمة لتقييم وتحسين إمكانية الوصول في مختلف البيئات الرقمية، مع ضمان الالتزام بالمعايير الدولية للنفاذ الرقمي.