Web Accessibility Foundations: Designing and Developing for Everyone

In modern web development, creating websites that everyone can use is no longer optional—it is a fundamental requirement. Building with accessibility in mind ensures your digital experiences are usable by people with diverse abilities and situational limitations. This text-based course guides you from the absolute basics of digital inclusion to implementing and testing modern web accessibility standards. You will learn how to structure your code, write accessible content, and use testing methodologies to audit your projects, ensuring your websites are fully compliant and welcoming to all users. What you'll learn: • Understand the core principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and why they matter. • Implement semantic HTML5 to establish a clear, accessible document structure for screen readers. • Apply ARIA roles and attributes correctly to enhance complex interactive elements. • Design with accessible color contrast, clear typography, and keyboard-navigable layouts. • Test your web pages using modern automated accessibility tools and manual keyboard navigation. • Identify and fix common accessibility barriers in forms, media, and navigation structures. The course starts with essential definitions and the legal and ethical foundations of accessibility. You will then progress through practical, written examples and structured text-based exercises that demonstrate how to write accessible code and audit your designs. This course is designed for beginner web designers, developers, and content creators. No prior experience with web accessibility is required, making it the perfect starting point for anyone looking to build a more inclusive internet. Start building a more inclusive web today.