Digital Accessibility in the Public Sector

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Course Summary

Ensuring that digital services are accessible involves more than simply adhering to legal standards; it is about promoting inclusivity and allowing all users to easily access vital information and services

Join our practical and interactive one-day course to help you improve accessibility in your digital communications, website, and documents, and set the standards across your organisation.

Learn how to enhance your accessibility strategy with simple changes that can improve user experience. Gain the skills and tools necessary to meet the latest accessibility standards and ensure your website complies with regulations, including the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018.

From the basic dos and don’ts to more mature accessibility checks, our expert workshop leaders, George Rhodes and Maria Kaffa, will share their expert advice on how to start and progress your accessibility journey.

Take away guidance on how to prioritise, review and describe your content so that everyone can engage with your organisation. Learn how to educate staff about the easy steps they can take to ensure all digital content reaches a wide and inclusive audience.

This course is for anyone who wants to make their digital content more accessible, including people from central and local government, social housing, schools, colleges, the NHS, police, emergency services, and private businesses that want to improve their accessibility and stand out as leaders in the market.

Trainers

George Rhodes

Director

All Able

Maria Kaffa

Digital Accessibility Specialist

University of East London

Who should attend

This course is for anyone working to improve accessibility in their communication outlets, including:

Central and Local Government
Social Housing
Universities
Schools and Colleges
NHS
Police and Emergency Services

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Participate in live training online
Group work and practical scenarios
Course materials

Really enjoyed the workshop, I learnt lots and have loads of links and notes to takeaway and look over to help improve accessibility in my department.
Ashley Smith, The University of Oxford

It was a really engaging workshop with lots of really helpful and practical information and tools.
Eve Chappell, Age UK

It was great to have such knowledgeable trainers who could respond to real-life enquiries. The content resonated very strongly with my everyday experiences.
Michael Loughridge, Department for the Economy Northern Ireland

Course Outcomes

Learn how to set standards and embed accessibility in your digital strategy
Review accessibility as part of your organisational culture
Simple tools and practical guidance for carrying out accessibility checks and making reasonable adjustments
Live step by step tips on creating accessible content including Word and PDFs
Ensure compliance with regulations and benchmark your performance
Gain resources and tools to check and improve accessibility in your website
Accessibility surgery: raise your questions and get expert advice

Agenda

09:30 - 09:45

Course Introduction

George Rhodes

Director, All Able

Maria Kaffa

Digital Accessibility Specialist, University of East London

09:45 - 10:45

Setting Standards for Your Digital Accessibility Strategy

An introduction to digital accessibility
Why accessibility matters to everyone and getting buy in
Recognising concerns and dealing with resistance within your organisation
Bridging responsibilities and skills gaps to create accessible content
Understanding requirements and ensuring compliance

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:10

Beyond Your Website: Enhancing Your Digital Accessibility Strategy

Embedding accessibility across your organisation
Effective training and who to involve
Accessibility in procurement – stop buying in problems
Engaging a wider range of users
Co-Production: trialling and testing user interaction – engaging disabled users in research and design
Accessible recruitment

12:10 - 13:10

Alternative Text Descriptions

Replacing sensory characteristics with alternate text
Complex images
Race, gender, and physical descriptions

13:10 - 13:40

Lunch Break

13:40 - 15:00

Making Accessible Documents and PDFs

The basics of good content accessibility
How to write accessible documents in Microsoft Office
What is Immersive Reader?
Converting to PDF
Live PDF remediation walkthrough using Adobe Pro Accessibility Tools

15:00 - 15:15

Break

15:15 – 16:00

Accessible Service Design and Testing for Web Accessibility

Introduction to web accessibility testing
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Testing tools to help you check
Web and Social media

Participants will get practical examples from government online services which show how small changes and nudges can make a big difference.

16:00 – 16:20

Accessible Surgery

Participants will get the opportunity to raise their questions and get expert advice on specific queries.

16:20 - 16:30

Course Review and Closure

George Rhodes

Director

All Able

Maria Kaffa

Digital Accessibility Specialist

University of East London

CPD

This course is CPD Certified.

Contribute 6 hours towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and receive a certificate of attendance.

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This course can also be offered as in-house team training. Find out more about our tailored training solutions by contacting us at learning@westminsterinsight.com

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