WEB 2810 - Web Accessibility

Credits: (3)
Experimental
In this course students will be introduced to the disability rights, legislation that governs the rules for accessibility in the United States, and WCAG 2.1 standards. The following topics will be covered: history of disability rights, key leaders in the disability rights movement, groups advocating for disability rights, legislation that governs the rules around accessibility, WCAG 2.1 standards. Using current accommodation software, students will test websites for accessibility and make recommendations to change the code to meet WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
Students may repeat experimental courses with different titles up to 5 times for credit.