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Raising the expertise of web designers through training – the experience of BFWD – accessible web design (barrierefreies webdesign) in austria

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Klaus Miesenberger,

Daniela OrtnerAuthors Info & Claims

ICCHP'06: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs

Pages 253 - 257

https://doi.org/10.1007/11788713_38

Published: 11 July 2006 Publication History

Abstract

Over the last years a well elaborated body of knowledge in “Web Accessibility” has become available. Awareness and in accordance legal directives today ask for application of this knowledge. The BFWD post graduate course, a comprehensive university course on accessible web design, is a pro active reaction to this an increasing demand

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"Barrierefreies Webdesign" project homepage, online available on May 13, 2005 at http://www.bfwd.at

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Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) online available on May 13, 2005 at http://www.w3.org/WAI

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Coverdale ALewthwaite SHorton S(2024)Digital Accessibility Education in Context: Expert Perspectives on Building Capacity in Academia and the WorkplaceACM Transactions on Accessible Computing10.1145/364950817:2(1-21)Online publication date: 22-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3649508
Lewthwaite SSloan DGay GGuerreiro T(2016)Exploring pedagogical culture for accessibility education in computing scienceProceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference10.1145/2899475.2899490(1-4)Online publication date: 11-Apr-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2899475.2899490
Putnam CDahman MRose ECheng JBradford G(2016)Best Practices for Teaching Accessibility in University ClassroomsACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)10.1145/28314248:4(1-26)Online publication date: 18-Mar-2016
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Raising the expertise of web designers through training – the experience of BFWD – accessible web design (barrierefreies webdesign) in austria
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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ICCHP'06: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs

July 2006

1349 pages

ISBN:3540360204

Editors:
Klaus Miesenberger
Institut Integriert Studieren, Johannes Kepler Universität, Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz, Austria
,
Joachim Klaus
Studienzentrum fuer Sehgeschaedigte, Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH), Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz, Germany
,
Wolfgang L. Zagler
fortec - Research Group on Rehabilitation Technology, Institute integrated study, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/029, Vienna, Austria
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Arthur I. Karshmer
The Universal Math Access Lab, University of San Francisco, 281 Masonic San Francisco, Vienna, CA, Austria

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Coverdale ALewthwaite SHorton S(2024)Digital Accessibility Education in Context: Expert Perspectives on Building Capacity in Academia and the WorkplaceACM Transactions on Accessible Computing10.1145/364950817:2(1-21)Online publication date: 22-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3649508
Lewthwaite SSloan DGay GGuerreiro T(2016)Exploring pedagogical culture for accessibility education in computing scienceProceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference10.1145/2899475.2899490(1-4)Online publication date: 11-Apr-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2899475.2899490
Putnam CDahman MRose ECheng JBradford G(2016)Best Practices for Teaching Accessibility in University ClassroomsACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)10.1145/28314248:4(1-26)Online publication date: 18-Mar-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2831424
Hengstberger BMiesenberger KBatusic MChelbat NRodríguez García A(2008)Joint Study Programme on Accessible Web DesignProceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_26(182-189)Online publication date: 9-Jul-2008
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_26
Freire Ade Mattos Fortes RBarroso Paiva DSantos Turine M(2007)Using screen readers to reinforce web accessibility educationACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/1269900.126881039:3(82-86)Online publication date: 25-Jun-2007
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1269900.1268810
Freire Ade Mattos Fortes RBarroso Paiva DSantos Turine MHughes JPeiris RTymann P(2007)Using screen readers to reinforce web accessibility educationProceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education10.1145/1268784.1268810(82-86)Online publication date: 25-Jun-2007
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