David Berman Communications
David Berman will help you repeat your successes

What’s New in WCAG 2.1, 2.2, and EN 301 549 course

Every success criterion you need to know for WCAG 2.1 (including EN 301 549) and WCAG 2.2

We’ve put together a comprehensive, powerful and memorable event where attendees walk away knowing all the new success criteria and the best practice techniques to conform to them.

Event Description

WCAG 2.1 was officially released in June 2018, and already organizations around the world are choosing to embrace it: some voluntarily… others must: the EU’s WAD and EAA stipulates that obligated organizations must make their webpages and apps conform to WCAG 2.1 AA rather than just WCAG 2.0 with deadlines as early as September 2019. Meanwhile, governments around the world are also stipulating WCAG 2.1 (or adopting EN 301 549 which also calls for WCAG 2.1 AA).

Whether you are new to accessibility, or already familiar with WCAG or Section 508, you’ll learn immediately-applicable tips and techniques in this powerful course.

“A wonderful, delightfully informative, and engaging session: our objective of learning WCAG 2.1 was definitely met … we look forward to more events with your team in the future.”

-Stacey Bleeks, Statistics Canada

Our course includes a thorough review of every WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level A, Level AA success criterion, as well as an optional look at the pertinent Level AAA success criteria. For each, we review the rule as well as the best techniques for complying with each … for your choice of HTML, apps, applications, Word, PDF, or whatever other containers you are using!

Not only will you leave with ideas you can use right away, but you may also gain a whole new attitude toward how technology can improve lives. By the end of the course, you will not only be aware of why accessibility and standards affect everyone: you’ll be equipped with a thorough understanding of the best strategies to approach what needs to be done and how.

What’s Wrong

WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 are now approved standards … and yet the best techniques have not been settled upon for each success criterion, even though yet legislation is already demanding that WCAG 2.1 conformance.

What Makes This Course Unique

Our course author, David Berman, is a government consultant and an invited expert to the W3C on how to comply with WCAG. He has developed training on this topic and related topics for the Canadian federal government, Agriculture Canada, American Psychological Association (APA), Canada School of Public Service, Carleton University, IPL, Internet Institute, LCBO, University of Tampa, and Yardstick. He has completed online accessibility projects for many large organizations, including Statistics Canada, the National Research Council, and IBM. He has been the project manager of numerous accessible online products and has developed strategy and design for CFIA, CRA, CMHC, Health Canada, Canadian Heritage, Industry Canada, and the International Space Station … as well as many private sector and non-profit organizations.

What You Will Learn

You will learn how to make your current and future produce more accessible by complying with current standards and guidelines. Specifically, you will learn:

  • What’s new in WCAG 2.1 and 2.2, and why
  • What’s change since WCAG 2.0
  • How you can productively add WCAG 2.1 for 2.2 selectively if you are only obligated to comply with WCAG 2.0
  • W3C WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 principles, guidelines, success criteria, and techniques (and how they apply to each success criterion)
  • Specific techniques for HTML, documents, apps, and other platforms
  • How to achieve each with tradeoffs for typical users
  • How to achieve each while improving usability for all users

“David really knows his topics. Very well done: got the point across in a way that can be apply to everyone.”

– Sean Strasbourg, CFIA

Goals/Objectives

At the end of this event, you will have the tools to:

  • Know techniques you can apply right away
  • Have a comprehensive understanding of W3C WCAG 2.1, 2.2, and related accessibility regulations and standards
  • Be able to make informed decisions as to what degree to comply with accessibility standards
  • Understand better the experience of those with disabilities using online learning, presentation, and authoring tools

“Very eye-opening and thought-provoking.”

– Anonymous

What You Get*

  • Complimentary, comprehensive learning guide, detailing every major accessibility guideline (also available separately for $97 with optional 1-on-1 distance coaching)
  • money-back guarantee: if, after coaching and refresher, you don’t think you’ve got your money’s worth, we’ll refund your entire fee

Register or call 1-613-728-6777… or bring this event to your site: for a keynote, half-day, or full-day event, customized for your group.

Prerequisites: WCAG 2.0 familiarity (no programming experience required)

“This will make us better communicators.”

– Luc Bergeron, SSHRC

“Perfect.”

– Jean Leclair, Environment Canada

About the course developer

David Berman is the principal of David Berman Communications. He has over 25 years of experience in graphic design and strategic communications.

David was appointed a high-level advisor to the United Nations on how universal design and accessible IT can help fulfill the Millennium Development Goals more rapidly.

In 2013, The World Wide Web Foundation had David personally audit the accessibility of benchmark Web sites from over 40 countries for their global report on the state of the Web.

He is an Invited Expert to W3C (the authors of WCAG) and a member of the ISO standards committee on accessible PDF documents.

His book (Do Good Design, Pearson/Peachpit) about how design can be used to create a more just world speaks about universal design and accessibility, and is now available in 6 languages, as well as braille.

He has worked extensively in adapting the printed word for electronic distribution, including software interface development.

He has much experience as a senior consultant in applying accessibility and standards to government Web sites, as well as to private sector clients such as IBM and the Bank of Montreal, both as a strategist and compliance testing/coaching leader. He regularly teaches accessibility principles as part of his professional development workshops, and developed custom workshops for the National Research Council and Ontario’s largest school board. His plain writing, design, and accessibility work include award-winning projects for the City of Ottawa, the Ontario government, and Canada’s federal government. Clients include Justice Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, Health Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Region of Ottawa-Carleton and the Ontario Literacy Coalition.

David’s opinions have been featured in the Financial Post, the Globe And Mail, the Ottawa Citizen, the Montreal Gazette, Marketing, Applied Arts, HOW, and Communication Arts magazines, as well as ABC and CBS.

David ranks #1 on speakerwiki.org on this topic for a reason. His arc as an internationally-celebrated expert speaker has brought him to over 30 countries. He is a National Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) and the Global Speakers Federation (GSF).

David is currently Ethics Chair of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, was named a Fellow (the highest professional honour for graphic designers in Canada) in 1999, and has served as a director and sustainability chair of Icograda, the world body for graphic and communications design.

Who Should Attend

This course is targeted to all managers, scrum masters, writers, editors, instructional designers, graphic designers, and developers involved in accessible publishing:

  • Developers
  • Instructional designers
  • Writers, content owners and editors of course material
  • Graphic designers who work on eLearning products
  • Software developers who construct distance learning applications
  • Quality control team members
  • Managers who need to get their products compliant current and future government accessibility standards (e.g. W3C WCAG 2.1, EU’s WAD, future AODA, future ADA, future Accessible Canada Act)

Language:

English or French available on-site on as a distance course.

Duration:

One-day course, half-day course, or keynote presentation (we provide this course tailored/customized on-site for your organization).

“Wonderful handout! The way extra information, like links and explanations, is included works beautifully.”

– Elizabeth Strand, Making Waves, Oslo (Norway)

“Makes you feel you are part of the course.”

– Arup Ghosh, BMO Financial Group

“Excellent, eye-opening, and not preachy!”

– Carrie Walker-Boyd, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Reviewed December 3, 2018

Schedule

“Really enjoyed your session.”

– Jim Dixon

“I love David’s approach.”

– Carole Dubuc, Canadian Armed Forces

 

ACCESSIBILITY EVENTS LOCATION HOST/REGISTRATION FEE*
Day of your choice: Custom one-on-one or one-to-many Your place or our online classroom Let’s collaborate! Call us now TBA
November 16, 2023 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $199 CAD
November 17, 2022 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $199 CAD
November 18, 2021 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $199 CAD
November 12, 2020 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $249 CAD
November 26, 2019 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $249 CAD
June 13, 2019 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $249 CAD
December 5, 2018 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $249 CAD
June 13, 2018 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $249 CAD
November 15, 2017 Online David Berman Communications Starting from $249 CAD
June 14, 2017 Online David Berman Communications (sponsored by CPL, RGD, Editors Canada) TBA
May 19, 2017 Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications TBA
April 3 – 5, 2017 Australia W4A TBA
May 11, 2017 Online The Institute for Performance and Learning TBA
February 14, 2017 Ottawa, ON BioTalent Canada TBA
November 3 – 5, 2016 Wellington, New Zealand Clarity 2016
Sept 14, 2016 Online eXplorance Free
August 17, 2016 Ottawa, ON Spruce Creative TBA
June 29, 2016 Toronto, ON Attend online or in person at OCAD University IDRC, 49 McCaul, Toronto
in The Red Lab, room
$299-625
June 18, 2016 Reno, Nevada TypeWell, in conjunction with the TECHWell 2016 Conference $299-650
May 20, 2016 Ottawa, ON Carleton University $299-625
Tue May 10, 2016 National Press Club, Washington, DC Center for Plain Language $250 USD
Spring 2016, (date tba) Dublin Ireland TBA TBA
November 20, 2015
(postponed)
Vancouver (Downtown)
SFU Downtown Campus
West Hastings Street
NL Thompson Associates $299-597
November 19, 2015
(postponed)
Victoria (Downtown),
Harbour Towers Hotel and Suites
345 Quebec Street
NL Thompson Associates $299-597
October 15, 2015 Ottawa, ON Art Beyond Sight Conference
October 12, 2015 Dublin, Ireland National Disability Authority private
October 2, 2015 (postponed) TBA David Berman Communications $299-597
October 1, 2015 Ottawa, ON Webinar: 11½ Free Tools for Testing Website Accessibility Free & available online
August 8 Toronto Keynote at Accessibility Innovation Showcase, Parapan Am Games Free
July 9, 2015 (postponed) Ottawa, ON TBA $299-597
June 29, 2015 Toronto, ON OCAD University IDRC, 49 McCaul, Toronto
in The Red Lab, room number 4904
$299-625
June 17, 2015 Ottawa, ON Webinar: Demystifying WCAG 2.0 Free & available online
April 25, 2015 (Tentative) Brussels, Belgium Inspirit and David Berman TBA
January 15, 2015 Ottawa, ON Webinar: Spotlight on Digital Accessibility for Your Marketing Campaign Free
January 14, 2015 Ottawa, ON Webinar: Solving Web Accessibility: Leaving No One Behind Free
December 2, 2014 Toronto, ON 108 Ideaspace

 

$357-697
November 10, 2014 Brussels, Belgium TBA TBA
November 5 or 8, 2014 Toronto, ON TBA TBA
October 9, 2014 Toronto, ON David Berman Communications $299-597
Wed July 16, 2014 (postponed) Ottawa, ON Carleton University $299-597
July 12-15, 2014 Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, ON International Summit on Accessibility 2014 TBA
May 26, 2014 Bergen, Norway Den Norske Dataforenings Servicekontor NOK 1000£ – 4450£
May 20, 2014 Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario David Berman Communications $299-$597
Fri December 13, 2013 Montreal, QC eXplorance Inc by invitation
November 2013 (tentative) Toronto, ON TBA TBA
Fri November 8, 2013 City Hall, Toronto, ON DesignThinkers 2013 $299-597
Fri November 1, 2013 Room 2228, River Building,
Carleton University,
Ottawa, ON
David Berman Communications $299-597
Wed August 28, 2013 Carleton University David Berman Communications Free
Thu July 25, 2013 Carleton University David Berman Communications Free
Fri June 21, 2013 Room 2228,
River Building,
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
David Berman Communications $299-597
Fri May 31, 2013 Carleton University David Berman Communications Free
Mon April 22, 2013 Cornwall, ON St. Lawrence College $390
Monday Apr 8 – 9, 2013 Toronto, ON St. Lawrence College $390
Wed February 27, 2013 Hamilton, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Fri February 22, 2013 Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $354-649
Mon January 21, 2013 St Lawrence College, Kingston, ON St. Lawrence College $390
Thu January 10, 2013 London, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Thu December 13, 2012 Ottawa, ON Transportation Safety Board of Canada private
Thu November 22, 2012 River Building,
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
David Berman Communications $354-649
Fri November 16, 2012 (postponed) Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $549-649
Wed November 14, 2012 Ottawa, ON Ministère du Patrimoine canadien private
Thu November 8, 2012 Markham, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Wed November 7, 2012 Mississauga, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Fri October 26, 2012 Ottawa, ON OCDSB / T-Base Communications private
Thur October 25, 2012 Ottawa, ON OCDSB / T-Base Communications private
Wed October 17, 2012 Ottawa, ON OCDSB / T-Base Communications private
Tue October 9, 2012 (all day) (postponed) San Francisco, CA David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Wed September 12, 2012 (all day) (postponed) Boston, MA David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Tue-Wed July 17-18, 2012 Niagara Falls, ON Web Accessibility Matters private
Mon May 14, 2012 (morning) Delta Hotel, Winnipeg, MB Manitoba Libraries Conference $65-$130
Wed May 9, 2012 Strathcona Hotel, Toronto, ON T-Base Communications $549-$649
Tue May 8, 2012 (all day) Strathcona Hotel, Toronto, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Thu May 3, 2012 (all day) Toronto, ON Accessible Media Inc. private
Tue April 23, 2012 (all day) Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, NY David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Fri March 23, 2012 Adobe Canada, Ottawa T-Base Communications $549-649
Fri March 23, 2012 (Accessible PDF by Design – related all day course) Adobe Canada, Ottawa David Berman / T-Base Communications $549-649
Wed March 21, 2012 (7:00pm speech) Capital Hill Hotel, Ottawa, ON Editors Association of Canada, National Capital Chapter Free: EAC members, $10: non-members
Thurs March 9, 2012 Ottawa, ON Public Health Agency/T-Base Communications private event
Fri February 10, 2012 (morning) Ottawa, ON Canada Revenue Agency private
Thu January 19, 2012 (all day) Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $495-595
Mon-Tue January 9-10, 2012 Toronto, ON BMO / T-Base Communications private
Tue November 29, 2011 (all day) Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications SOLD OUT
Thu November 23, 2011 Ottawa, ON National Research Council private
Wed November 3, 2011 Ottawa, ON National Research Council private
Wed October 5, 2011 Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, ON David Berman / T-Base Communications $319-595
Fri September 9, 2011 Indigo Hotel, Ottawa, ON Correctional Service Canada private
Thu August 18, 2011 Adobe headquarters, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications /RGD Ontario $249-495
Fri June 17 2011 Adobe headquarters, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications /RGD Ontario $249-495
Thu April 7, 2011 Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa, ON RGD Ontario $395-495
Tue March 29, 2011 Ottawa, ON CFIA HR by invitation
Thu February 17, 2011 Ottawa, ON CFIA Public Affairs by invitation
Wed April 14, 2010 Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $495
March 2010 Montreal, PQ eXplorance Inc. by invitation
Wed October 28, 2009 Beijing, China Icograda World Congress 2009 see host site
Thu April 30, 2009 San Francisco, CA Voices That Matter Web Design Conference speaker breakfast
Thu April 2, 2009 Delhi, India World Summit Award Grand Jury by invitation
Thu November 13, 2008 Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $495
Mon July 6, 2008 Daegu Exhibition Conference Centre, Daegu, Korea Icograda Design Week in Daegu 2008 see host site
Tue April 29, 2008 Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $495
Thu March 13, 2008 Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa, ON Statistics Canada private event
Tue February 19, 2008 Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa, ON Health Canada private event
Wed November 7, 2007 Minto Business Centre, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $495
Thu November 9, 2006 Minto Business Centre, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $495
Thu February 16, 2006 Minto Business Centre, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications SOLD OUT
Tue December 6, 2005 Oslo, Norway Norwegian Design Council SOLD OUT
Thu October 20, 2005 Minto Business Centre, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications SOLD OUT
Thu June 9, 2005 Minto Business Centre, Ottawa, ON David Berman Communications $495
Tue December 22, 2004 Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa, ON Health Canada private event

*Discount packages for non-profits, and travel subsidies available. Additional discounts available for groups over 3 people. Call (613) 728-6777 for details.

All prices, offerings, and dates subject to change without notice.

To register for a course given by our own organization, register online or call (613) 728-6777.

Event Schedule (all events)

Resources

RESOURCES FOR ATTENDEES

For the convenience of course attendees, we provide this list of hypertext links and books cited in this course’s learning guide roughly in the order they appear in the course and learning guide:

Legislation, lawsuits, and standards

Canada
USA
Other countries
Global

Accessibility guidelines

Assistive technologies and techniques

Visual difficulties
Dexterity/mobility/motor difficulties

 

Hearing difficulties

iOS Accessibility

Android, Windows Phone Accessibility

WCAG 2.0 (including Success Criteria Level A and AA, in order)

Guideline 1.1: Text Alternatives
Guideline 1.2: Time-based Media
Guideline 1.3: Adaptable
Guideline 1.4: Distinguishable
Guideline 2.1: Keyboard Accessible
Guideline 2.2: Enough Time
Guideline 2.3: Seizures
Guideline 2.4: Navigable
Guideline 3.1: Readable
Guideline 3.2: Predictable
Guideline 3.3: Input Assistance
Guideline 4.1: Compatible, etc.

Testing tools for web and mobile

WCAG 2.1 (including the new Success Criteria Level A and AA, in order)

Document standards, techniques and testing

 

Instructional design software: Adobe Captivate

Instructional design software: Articulate Storyline

Instructional design software: other

Accessible virtual classroom platforms

Introduction to Online Learning and Accessibility

Accessible content management

White papers

Other accessibility links

 

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