Making Digital Content Accessible

Around one fifth of Scotland’s population - that’s around one million people - define themselves as disabled. It’s time for social inclusion... Are we doing enough to ensure our web and social media content is accessible for all?

On this course you’ll learn techniques and best practices on how to ensure your online content is accessible for everyone, both on social media and on your website. By joining this course you’ll learn about:

· Why accessibility is important

· Use-ability, accessibility and user experience

· How to meet WCAG (Website Content Accessibility Guidelines)

· Subtitles, captions and audio descriptions and why they matter

· Inclusive social media

· Content writing for social inclusion