So below are the top 5 resources for learning Accessibility!

1. W3C (World Wide Web Consortium – Web Accessibility Initiative WAI)

The  international standards for the Web: HTML, CSS,  etc. were developed by World Wide Web Consortium. The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has developed standards and support materials to help us learn the basics of accessibility. They have provided us with resources to make our websites, applications, and other digital creations accessible. They also have tutorials on web content designed for a variety of individuals, such as Web developers, Web designers and Web trainers.

2. WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)

WebAIM provides in-depth information on accessibility, guidelines to build accessible products and assistive technology. They have also developed a browser extension tool WAVE to check for any website’s compliance with accessibility standards. It is a great and handy tool for accessibility testers and developers.

3. The A11Y Project

A11y is a site developed collectively by developers on GitHub using Jekyll. It is an open source site where people can make their own contributions. They have divided the topics on accessibility into short articles so that newbies can easily grasp them.

4. MDN Web Docs

MDN Web Docs is a website developed by Mozilla and other contributors that feature different topics such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. They have also covered topics of mobile accessibility.

5. Mailing List and other resources:

I learnt a lot about accessibility from the discussions on various communities such as GitHub, Stack Exchange, WordPress etc. There are many posts on accessibility available across the web where accessibility experts and consultants discuss  web accessibility issues. We can subscribe to these mailing lists to keep up with the current trends in the world of accessibility.

If you find any other useful online resource do share with us in the comment section to help the community at large to gain some information.

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BarrierBreak has been offering in person training courses for long and with the recent level of increased interest in the area of accessibility and inclusion, the online training courses will allow us to reach out to more audiences and create better awareness.

“When it comes to creating awareness about accessibility, its always great to reach out to more people than just a handful in a closed room and so the idea of online learning. We are enthusiastic to launch Learning @BarrierBreak and roll out two free courses ‘Understanding Disability’ and ‘Making Word Documents Accessible’ marking this Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The website is currently in beta stage and we encourage you to try them out and send us your suggestions to help us make it better,” stated Shilpi Kapoor, Founder BarrierBreak.

Learning @BarrierBreak is targeted at Developers, Designers, Diversity and Inclusion Professionals, CSR, Special Educators and anyone who would like to learn new concepts or learn new skills in the fast-growing accessibility industry.

The online learning platform would be regularly introducing new courses that would equip the learner with the understanding and expertise that would assist in growing professionally regardless of the learners knowledge level and experience in accessibility and assistive technology.

Register Now to get started. Spread a word in your network about this initiative and help us create maximum awareness on the subject. We would be glad to hear suggestions and feedback from you. Do write to us at info@barrierbreak.com.

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