WordPress: Accessibility

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Free Online Course: WordPress: Accessibility provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. WordPress: Accessibility is taught by Joe Dolson.

Overview
  • Build an accessible website with WordPress. Learn how to use accessibility principles and WordPress plugins and themes to make your website accessible to all.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Accessibility in WordPress
    • What you should know
    1. What Is Web Accessibility?
    • Web accessibility concepts
    • Accessibility and your business
    • Assistive technology overview
    2. Accessibility and WordPress
    • Creating accessible content
    • Understanding accessibility in WordPress
    • Accessible core: What WordPress provides
    • Accessible interfaces: What WordPress themes control
    • Accessible interfaces: What WordPress plugins control
    3. Accessibility in Your Theme
    • Examining design and color contrast
    • Constructing accessible navigation
    • Perceivable images and icons
    • Page architecture and HTML semantics
    • Page builder plugins
    • Testing page builders
    4. Plugin Accessibility
    • WordPress plugins can do anything
    • ARIA, Ajax, and your website
    • Interacting with forms and their responses
    • How WordPress plugins impact accessibility
    • Example: WordPress plugins for accessibility
    5. Authoring Accessible Content
    • What is accessible content?
    • Using audio and video
    • Organizing your content on the page
    • Getting help from the block editor
    • Getting help from the Classic Editor
    6. Testing in WordPress
    • Automated and manual accessibility testing
    • Testing accessibility with WAVE by WebAIM
    • Testing accessibility with Tenon.io
    • Testing accessibility using axe by Deque
    • Using bookmarklets for quick assessments
    Conclusion
    • Next steps