A quick recap of the workshops:

3 expert presenters

• Kevin Yank – Highly respected technical author and JavaScript expert
• Roger Hudson – Detailed knowledge of WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0
• Russ Weakley – Extensive experience in real-world CSS development and training

6 different workshops

• Workshop 1: Introduction to JavaScript (half-day)
• Workshop 2: Introduction to Accessibility (half-day)
• Workshop 3: Introduction to CSS (half-day)
• Workshop 4: JavaScript in Depth
• Workshop 5: WCAG 2.0 in Depth
• Workshop 6: CSS in Depth

4 different cites

• Melbourne: 12, 13, 14, 15 April
• Sydney: 19, 20, 21, 22 April
• Canberra: 03, 04, 05, 06 May
• Brisbane: 10, 11, 12, 13 May

3 expert presenters

• Kevin Yank – Highly respected technical author and JavaScript expert
• Roger Hudson – Detailed knowledge of WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0
• Russ Weakley – Extensive experience in real-world CSS development and training

6 different workshops

• Workshop 1: Introduction to JavaScript (half-day)
• Workshop 2: Introduction to Accessibility (half-day)
• Workshop 3: Introduction to CSS (half-day)
• Workshop 4: JavaScript in Depth
• Workshop 5: WCAG 2.0 in Depth
• Workshop 6: CSS in Depth

4 different cites

• Melbourne: 12, 13, 14, 15 April
• Sydney: 19, 20, 21, 22 April
• Canberra: 03, 04, 05, 06 May
• Brisbane: 10, 11, 12, 13 May

Places are limited to 30 per workshop to ensure detailed hands-on training. Plus early-bird prices will finish on 12 March 2010… so make sure you book soon! Hope to see you there!

We are continuing to engage in a process of broad-based consultation, and at this stage we have not finalised a view on any specific aspect of WCAG2.0. Our plan at this stage is to develop a draft revision of our Web Advisory Note that can be circulated initially to governments throughout Australia, and then to the community for a period of public comment that will inform the production of a final revision.

Until we are in a position to make comprehensive recommendations for the implementation of WCAG2.0, our referenced benchmark for website accessibility continues to be WCAG1.0, with Level AA of WCAG1.0 being the minimum conformance level that we recommend.

World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes – Version 3.3.1 – March 31 2009

Further reading

• W3C Announcement
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
• How to Meet WCAG 2.0
• Migrating from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0
• Accessible Forms using WCAG 2.0

Roger Hudson will provide an overview of WCAG 2.0 and the compliance process. He will describe the practical differences to WCAG 1.0 and the benefits to be gained by adopting WCAG 2.0. He will outline the move to technology neutrality and the introduction of the concept of “Accessibility Supported Technologies”.

Andrew Spaulding from Adobe will talk about the importance of making Flash accessible and how this is relatively easy to do.

Andrew Downie from the Centre for Learning Innovation within the NSW Department of Education and Training will demonstrate how to make accessible PDFs that can bring benefits to screen reader users. Andrew Downie will also demonstrate how screen reader users can access and use well made Flash and PDF material.

Canberra: Monday 10 November, 2008
Time: 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Location: Conference Room, National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT 2600

Sydney: Wednesday 12 November, 2008
Time: 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Location: Corinthian Room, SMC Conference Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney (Cnr Castlereagh)

Afternoon tea will be provided.

Cost

• $100
• $70 for WIPA Members

Places are limited. Register online at the addresses above!

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More importantly, it compares the WCAG 1.0 accessibility requirements relating to forms with those contained in WCAG 2.0.

There are also a selection of movies where Andrew Downie demonstrate screen readers in action on specific aspects of forms. The videos are embedded in the article, as well as available here:

• Label and titles
• Forms in datatables
• Fieldset, Legend and nested fieldsets
• Form errors and corrections
• Dynamically populated JavaScript Select Menu
• Show and hide form sections

I’ll be running a half-day workshop as part of the conference:

Styling WCAG 2.0 accessible forms with CSS

Forms are possibly the hardest aspect of page layouts to style. This workshop will outline how to take WCAG 2.0 compliant forms and lay them out them using CSS.

Participants will learn:

• An overview of CSS basics such as rule sets, selectors and floats
• How to style elements such as form, legend, fieldset, inputs, labels
• How to overcome some of the harder aspects of form styling such as column layouts, floating in forms and positioning legends

The CSS workshop will run directly after the accessibility workshop, run by Roger Hudson – so you can learn how to use WCAG2 accessible markup for forms, and then how to style the same forms.

Accessible forms with WCAG 2.0

Accessible forms with WCAG 2.0
Roger Hudson
Half Day Workshop
Thursday 18th September, 8.30am-12.30pm
When it comes to forms, WCAG 2.0 offers considerable accessibility benefits. This workshop will outline how to make WCAG 2.0 compliant forms that are more accessible and usable for everyone.