Accessibility in Digital Services and Products HT24.

Course objectives KNOWLEDGE After completing the programme, the student should have knowledge of/in - The fundamentals of accessibility and inclusive design. - The principles of digital accessibility, for example for web and apps - How users' different abilities affect their use of digital interfaces - Common assistive technologies and how they work, for example screen readers, magnification software and switch access - Factors relevant to the IT industry, focusing on the impact, effects, opportunities and risks of digitalisation (for example exclusion). - Which networks and market players are available for continued professional development in the field. - The explicit problematisation of how WCAG requirements are specified, where participants gain insight into how best to both write and follow WCAG requirements. - Differences and changes with the update from WCAG 2.1 to 2.2 - Rules and guidelines, political decisions and recommendations relevant to applying digital accessibility, including: - Act (2018:1937) on accessibility to digital public services, also called the DOS Act or the Web Accessibility Directive. - The Accessibility Directive (European Accessibility Act, EAA), also called the EU Directive or the EU Accessibility Directive. - Similar legal requirements in other countries, for example the Americans with disabilities-act (ADA) and the Accessible Canada Act (ACA). - The Language Act (2009:600) - The ISO standard for cognitive accessibility (21801-1:2020). SKILLS After completing the programme, the student should have the skills to - Use the expertise and competence gained to work for the implementation of accessibility in existing operations - Apply WCAG 2.2 and the principles Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust in their work. - Produce an accessibility statement, either for their own organisation or another, and carry out the follow-up work this area involves. This also includes managing and maintaining this information. - Use tools and assistive technologies to evaluate accessibility and inclusive design, understanding both the strengths and limitations of testing with different automated tools. - Help design solutions according to the design principles Universal Design and Design for All. - Determine what is designed according to the design principles Universal Design and Design for All COMPETENCES After completing the programme, the student should have the competence to - Help iterate and implement solutions in line with the accessibility principle and WCAG 2.2. - Together with previous professional skills, have the basic competence to work with inclusive UX design, accessibility and WCAG. - Work with requirements specification for WCAG and accessibility. - Plan their own continued professional development in the field, and possible certification.