Section 508 Training
Criterion’s Section 508 Training & Certification
As the 508 industry’s leading provider of Section 508 compliance solutions, Criterion’s suite of 5 Elearning courses offers the most advanced and diverse offering of online training courses concerning Section 508 compliance. Students will receive Criterion’s Section 508 Best Practices Certificate for each course completed. These sealed certificates should be presented to your manager for inclusion in your personnel file to demonstrate your advanced knowledge of Section 508 testing and repair techniques.
Criterion’s 5 Elearning courses consist of four different tracks which have been designed for the following audiences:
- Project Team Leaders & Management
- Application Developers
- Document Developers
- QA Testers
Written by Criterion’s Section 508 experts and instructional designers and based on our 10 years of experience in the 508 industry, these courses are designed to provide anyone, at any skill level, with the knowledge needed to create Section 508 compliant web applications, software, accessible documents and forms.
Course List
1. Course ID: #C508-01
“Understanding Section 508 for Web Application §1194.22”
Course Seat Time: 2 - 4 Hours
Audience: Team Leaders and Managers
Cost: $85.00 US
Course Overview:
This course explains how to interpret and apply this standard to Web-based information and applications. It identifies each provision, provides a corresponding plain language interpretation, discusses the five categories of disabilities, identifies a variety of assistive technologies and engages the learner with a project scenario.
Participants will learn about Section 508 §1194.22 provisions and their importance to project management and federal contract compliance.
Audience:
Educational professionals, government vendors, senior managers, accessibility consultants, directors, and executives who wish to learn more about accessibility and Section 508 technical standards for Web-based Intranet and Internet information and applications.
Objectives:
- Explore barriers to electronic content
- Learn how people with disabilities access content
- Learn how Section 508 is enforced
- Identify Section 508 issues
- Analysis of Section 508 Standard §1194.22 provisions (a) through (p)
- Learn why each provision is important
2. Course ID: #C508-02
“Testing and Repair Techniques for Section 508 §1194.22 Compliance”
Course Seat Time: 6 Hours
Audience: Application Developers & QA Testers
Cost: $85.00 US
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Course Overview:
This course explains how to interpret, apply, test and repair Web-based Intranet and Internet information and applications based upon Section 508 §1194.22 standards. Course information identifies each provision, provides a corresponding plain language interpretation, discusses types of disabilities, explores assistive technologies and engages the learner with a real project scenario. Participants will learn accessibility testing and repair techniques so they can design and repair existing web-based information and applications.
Audience:
Students taking this course should be well-versed in modern HTML language definitions. Terminology and source code examples will be provided throughout this course.
Objectives:
- Learn about accessibility barriers to electronic content
- Explore common misconceptions regarding Section 508 compliance standards
- Learn how people with disabilities access content
- Explore a variety of development tools that can assist in the accessibility testing process
- Learn how to integrate Section 508 Standard §1194.22 provisions for Web-based Intranet and Internet information and applications
- Identify appropriate techniques to test and repair non-compliant content
3. Course ID: #C508-03
“Accessibility Testing Techniques Using JAWS®”
Course Seat Time: 4 Hours
Audience: Application Developers & QA Testers
Cost: $85.00 US
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Course Overview:
This course is geared toward the testing and development professional who wants to add an extra dimension to their accessibility testing processes. One of the major issues when incorporating assistive technologies during accessibility testing is the lack of understanding about how to correctly use the product. If a tester does not fully understanding how to use assistive technology, then the accessibility testing will likely result in false positives or false negative results. This course is designed specifically for individuals without a visual disability and it teaches participants how to effectively and efficiently use the JAWS® screen reader to test a variety of content elements.
Audience:
Students taking this course should be well-versed in accessibility testing techniques. Students need to have JAWS 6.2® and the latest versions of Internet Explorer and Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to effective utilize this course.
Objectives:
- Explain benefits and appropriate situations for using the JAWS® screen reader during accessibility testing
- Learn to modify JAWS® settings to expedite testing and reduce auditory fatigue
- Identify a variety of strategies for testing different web-based and PDF elements such as Frames, Links, Graphics, etc.
4. Course ID: #C508-04
“Creating Accessible MS Word 2007 Documents”
Course Seat Time: 4 Hours
Audience: Document Developers
Cost: $85.00 US
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Course Overview:
This course explains and provides step by step instructions on how to create more accessible Microsoft Word 2007 documents. The principles of creating a logical document structure can be transferred to other applications and document design. By creating more accessible “source documents” there are fewer repairs when these documents are repurposed to tagged PDF. Creating more accessible Word documents also lets people using adaptive technology navigate them more efficiently and effectively.
Audience:
Students taking this course should have access to and a solid understanding of Microsoft Word 2007. This course is not intended to teach documentation professionals how to use Microsoft Word 2007, but rather only how to create accessible document structure using Microsoft Word 2007.
Objectives:
- Review types of barriers to MS Word 2007 document accessibility
- Learn how to create MS Word 2007 document structure
- Learn how people with disabilities access content
- Identify strategies for eliminating accessibility barriers in MS Word 2007 documents
- Identify strategies for eliminating accessibility barriers in MS Word 2007 fillable forms.
5. Course ID: #C508-05
“PDF Accessibility Testing & Repair”
Course Seat Time: 6 Hours
Audience: Application Developers & QA Testers
Cost: $85.00 US
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Course Overview:
This course teaches participants how to test and repair the most common accessibility issues found in PDF documents and fillable forms using Adobe Acrobat Professional. The first half of the course focuses on basic PDF document accessibility testing techniques. The second half of the course addresses advanced forms auditing. Since form fields are interactive, these PDF elements require additional modifications to ensure accessibility.
Audience:
Students taking this course should have access to and a solid understanding of Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0. This course is not intended to teach documentation professionals how to use Adobe Acrobat, but rather only how to test and repair PDF files for accessibility.
Objectives:
- Review types of barriers to PDF accessibility
- Learn how people with disabilities access content
- Learn a two stage process for testing PDF files for accessibility barriers
- Identify strategies for eliminating accessibility barriers in PDF documents
- Learn about PDF form elements, structure trees and tags
- Identify strategies for eliminating accessibility barriers in PDF fillable forms