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Raising the Expertise of Web Designers through Training The Experience of BFWD - Accessible Web Design (Barrierefreies Webdesign) in Austria: 

Raising the Expertise of Web Designers through Training The Experience of BFWD - Accessible Web Design (Barrierefreies Webdesign) in Austria Klaus Miesenberger, Daniela Ortner

Background: 

Background ICT as a chance for people with disabilities Web is an important source for information BUT: Web sites are not always accessible Web designers often have no / too few knowledge about Web Accessibility Need for further education! Idea for a post-graduate university course

Questions: 

Questions Why should a company or organisation make its website accessible? Why should someone participate in such a course?

Answers: 

Answers Social responsibility Legal requirements Economic advantages New target group Maintenance easier and cheaper Improvement of the image of the company / organisation through social commitment

Project: 

Project April 2003: Proposal June 2003: Project approval August 2003: Start of project 2 Phases: Development (24 months) Implementation (Start in October 2005 with 19 participants)

General data: 

General data Duration: 4 terms Mode: Most students attend the course in addition to their regular work Blended Learning: E-Learning with some presence phases Degree: 'Academic Expert for Web Accessibility' Costs: approx. EUR 1500 per term

Target groups: 

Target groups Private persons Web designers and Web developers People with disabilities Better chances on the labour market Organisations New customer group Competitiveness

Curriculum: 

Curriculum Technical Fundamentals Assistive Technologies Guidelines and Laws Accessibility Design and Usability Practical Experience

Teaching Methodologies (1): 

Teaching Methodologies (1) Blended Learning: E-Learning Presence phases People with disabilities should be able to participate in the course, therefore: Different alternative materials Accessible E-Learning-Platform

Teaching Methodologies (2): 

Teaching Methodologies (2) Material: Audio Slides Script Exercises and student projects Communication: Email Forum Skype Telephone

E-Learning: Moodle: 

E-Learning: Moodle Open-source Based on PHP / MySQL Basic accessibility features improvements necessary developers are aware of the topic Upload of different material possible http://www.moodle.org

Moodle (Screenshot): 

Moodle (Screenshot)

Lectures: 

Lectures Development of a small web-based 'lecture tool' HTML slides (valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional) Audio files Synchronisation via Javascript Navigation via Buttons and Shortcuts Start / Stop Pause / Continue Previous / Next Choice: Automatic or manual turn-over between single slides

Lectures (Screenshot): 

Lectures (Screenshot)

Presence: 

Presence Three two-day-phases per term to Get to know the teachers Get to know the other students Build social contacts Expectations of the students Feedback Discussions Review student projects

Experiences: 

Experiences The input by the teachers has to be very precise Presence phases very important Difficult to organise and manage online-teamwork Rather time-intensive: Preparation of material and supervision of students Working without face-to-face contact

Future prospects: 

Future prospects Preparations for a second run in autumn 2006 Bring the curriculum on international level Improve the tool used for preparing the lectures in order to make the process more comfortable for teachers

Additional Information: 

Additional Information http://www.bfwd.at (in German only) daniela.ortner@jku.at

Thanks for your attention!: 

Thanks for your attention!