[Draft] Developer Modules

Introduction

The developer modules guide the creation of courses that:

• introduce key accessibility terms for developers
• demonstrate and explain how accessible coding enables people with disabilities to use the Web
• teach accessible markup and coding techniques for:
  • page structure
  • navigation
  • images
  • tables
  • forms
  • custom widgets
  • rich applications

These modules focus on accessible markup and coding techniques. They are primarily designed for teaching front-end developers.

Prerequisites for Students

The developer modules expect that students have achieved the learning outcomes from the prior Foundation modules:

• Module 1: What is Web accessibility
  • Topic: Stories of People with Disabilities
  • Topic: Scope of Web Accessibility
• Module 2: People and Digital Technology
  • Topic: Diverse Abilities, Tools, and Strategies
  • Topic: Components of Web Accessibility
• Module 4: Principles, Standards, and Checks
  • Topic: Principles of Web Accessibility
  • Topic: W3C Accessibility Standards
  • Topic: Hands-on Experience of Standards
• Module 5: Getting Started with Accessibility
  • Topic: Roles and Responsibilities

The developer modules also expect students’ knowledge of HTML and CSS.

Modules in this Curriculum

• Module 1: Page Structure – explains coding techniques to convey the structure and semantics in accessible content and relates those techniques to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Section Headings
  • Topic: Sections of Content
  • Topic: Page Regions
  • Topic: Page Composition
• Module 2: Menus – explains coding techniques to create accessible menus and relates them to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Menu Structure
  • Topic: Menu Styling
  • Topic: Fly-out Menus
  • Topic: Application Menus
• Module 3: Images – explain coding techniques to provide text alternatives for images and relates them to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Text Alternatives
  • Topic: Functional Images
  • Topic: Complex Images
• Module 4: Tables – explain coding techniques to create accessible tables and relates them to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Simple Tables
  • Topic: Complex Tables
  • Topic: Table Descriptions
• Module 5: Forms – explain coding techniques to create accessible forms and relates them to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Controls and Labels
  • Topic: Instructions
  • Topic: Notifications
• Module 6: Custom Widgets – explain coding techniques to create accessible custom widgets and relates them to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Role Definitions
  • Topic: Accessible Names and Descriptions
  • Topic: States and Properties
  • Topic: Keyboard and Focus Management
• Module 7: Rich Applications – explain coding techniques to create accessible rich applications and relates them to how people with disabilities use the Web
  • Topic: Structure and Relationships
  • Topic: Keyboard and Focus Interactions
  • Topic: Concurrent Notifications