Help 1 in 7 people
Did you know that worldwide, around 1 billion people have a long-term disability?
That’s roughly 1 in 7 people. So if you’re asking yourself, “Why is accessibility important?” - there you have the background facts.
By focusing on levelling up the accessibility of the content on your website, you will potentially reach more people - and become a more inclusive brand.
Plus, when it comes to public-sector sites, a certain level of accessibility features is even a requirement in some countries.
In the Umbraco community, the topic of accessibility has been around for a while now - with e.g. Tiffany Prosser’s “Accessibility is for everyone” talk at Codegarden 2019 and recently, the forming of the dedicated Umbraco Accessibility community team - A11y. (H5YR!)
Accessibility is indeed a hot and relevant topic - that’s why we are very proud to be able to offer this new course to help you kick-start your journey into making your website more accessible, helpful and friendly for all your visitors.
We’ve teamed up with experts 🧠
We are experts in Umbraco. And luckily, our Gold Partner Sigma is a team of accessibility experts!
So when Sigma reached out with the brilliant idea of collaborating on this course, we, of course, said yes straight away.
Together, we’ve designed a course that will:
- Make you more aware of what accessibility means and why it’s important
- Teach you about Accessible HTML, CSS and JS (useful for front-end developers)
- Give you access to an extensive list of tools and resources to explore beyond the course material
- Kick-start your accessibility journey!
Let me introduce you to...
During the course you’ll meet 3 different trainers:
If you’ve been on an Umbraco training course before, there’s a high chance you’ve already had the pleasure of meeting Rheannon or myself, Gabriel. Between us, we have certified hundreds of developers in the past 3 years, and we are also the ones who design and update all our other Umbraco training courses.
![Rheannon and Gabriel](/media/rn5nqv5p/rheannon-gabriel-1.jpg?quality=80&format=webp)
![Molly Watt](/media/l2unocjl/molly-watt.png?quality=80&format=webp)
On the accessibility side of things, you’ll meet Molly. According to Molly, “My life has revolved around accessibility” - and she’s not just referring to her job, but the fact that she herself has a disability where she relies on accessibility features and technology in order to live her life as friction-free as possible.
This is a strong trio we’re sure will give you the all-around knowledge, tips and skills you need to start improving accessibility on your website(s).
Our first on-demand course 📺
For the first time, we’re offering one of our official training courses as on-demand. This means that once you buy the course, you can complete it as it fits your schedule.
Based on positive experiences from our Umbraco 7 to 8 Bridging Courses, we are offering this course in a similar way through chapters on Umbraco TV.
The price of this course is €350 (same as the Content Management course). It will take around 2 hours to complete, after which you’ll be given a test. Pass it, and you’ll be heartily awarded an accessibility badge to show off your new skills.
When is the course available?
You don’t have to wait long ⏳
We’re introducing this course next week (maybe even with a friendly intro-discount 😉)
Keep an eye out for the course announcement here on the Umbraco blog or on the official Umbraco Twitter, Linkedin or Facebook - and look forward to discovering how you can improve your website to the benefit of all of your visitors.