WAI Curricula

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WAI Curricula is a modular, role‑based course framework that publishes learning outcomes, prerequisite competencies, teaching strategies and assessment ideas so organizations can build standard accessible training. The Introduction curriculum is already live with five introduction modules (what accessibility is, assistive tech, business case, principles and getting started); the Developers set lists seven developer modules (page structure, navigation, images, tables, forms, widgets, dynamic content) and is due early 2021. Editor’s draft at wai-curricula.netlify.com/curricula and stable site at w3.org/WAI/curricula.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:25Example Use Cases Lecturer includes accessibility in their classes Accessibility professional creates their own training - Product owner compares content from courses Procurer writes requirements for a custom course
3. 1:42Planned Curricula Introduction: critical foundations for all roles Developers: primarily markup and coding Designers: primarily visual and user experience Authors: primarily content, including multimedia
4. 3:03Curricula Structure - Modules Topics
5. 4:17Modules Structure - Competencies - Learning outcomes - Topics to teach • Ideas to assess knowledge for module - Teaching resources
6. 7:00Topics Structure * Learning outcomes for topic Teaching ideas for topic Ideas to assess knowledge for topic
7. 8:01Introduction Modules (Available) - What is web accessibility * People and digital technology - Business case and benefits - Principles, standards, and checks Getting started with accessibility
8. 12:21Developer Modules Available Short Structure and semantics Navigational menus Images and graphics Tabular information - Forms and controls - Custom widgets -Dynamic content
9. 15:31Designer Modules (Early Draft) *Layout and structure Navigation and orientation Colors, fonts, and graphics Forms, instructions, and feedback
10. 17:21Author Modules (Early Draft) -Headings and structure - Navigational cues Alternatives for images, graphics, and multimedia Tables and data representations Form instructions
11. 21:07Bringing It All Together Explain cross references - Involve people with disabilities Communicate the "why" and the "how" - Make your teaching accessible

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