About the 'web_access' Project

Information on the Project 'Joint Programme on Accessible Web Design' (web_access)

The overall aim of the project 'web_access' is the development of a distance learning programme with regard to national diversity at a European level in the field of accessible web design (AWD). It will be summed up to a Europe-wide unique academic training programme and will be designed in an accessible way to enable access by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

Evidence has shown that there is a growing need for the creation and maintenance of websites at European and national level which are truly accessible and in conformance with agreed and emerging international standards. This issue also needs to be addressed through more formal education and training. The target groups should be trained in both the requirements for and the techniques to achieve fully accessible websites.

Target Groups of the Joint Programme

• web designers
• students/graduates in computer sciences and related fields of study
• and those who have achieved equivalent knowledge and skills. Among them we would especially like to encourage people with disabilities (PwD) to participate because of both being experts for their own needs and enabling their employability.

Expected Outcomes

Expected outcomes of the web_access project are international learning materials which pay regard to national diversity in the field of AWD in order to encourage and exceed the state of knowledge concerning this field within Europe.

Contents:

• Fundamentals of Accessibility
• Assistive Technologies
• Guidelines and Legal Requirements
• Special Knowledge on Accessibility
• Design and Usability
• Project Developments

Core objectives

are the promotion of quality in education through a transnational transfer of developed materials on accessible web design as well as the exchange and dissemination of materials (ICT-basedcontent, services, pedagogies and practice for LLL) within the partner consortium of Higher Education Institutions.

Impact

Envisaged is a significant increase in the use and re-use of the underlying educational content across borders for formal education in English and other languages and in different educational environments. Moreover, the transnational mobility and flexibility of students within the European Higher Education area will be promoted. In addition, awareness raising regarding accessibility and PwD will take place. Full access of PwD to information and knowledge-based (European) society will be fostered,promoting social and economical inclusion.