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Digital accessibility basics


Description

Why complete this course

As part of our mission to bring the joy of reading, writing, and books to everyone in Scotland, we are committed to making our digital products and communications accessible to as many people as possible, both internally and externally. Learning about the fundamentals of digital accessibility will allow all you to integrate best practice with your day-to-day work. 


This course is especially important for any colleagues who communicate digitally with our audiences, whether by email, social media or creating content for our website, apps or LMS.

How long will it take?

TBC

Learning objectives

In this course, you will learn: 

  • Why digital accessibility is important for our work
  • How to make content digitally accessibility
  • Who to approach with questions or specific concerns
Content
  • What is digital accessibility?
  • Types of access needs
  • Why is it important?
  • How to make digital content accessible
  • Try it for yourself
  • Reviewing third-party tools
  • How Digital Team supports
  • Test your knowledge
  • Further training and resources
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed