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Confirm accessibility of websites for people with special needs

Confirm accessibility of websites for people with special needs

Unit of competency
National Code
ICTWEB402
State Code
AUP79
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/09/2015
Field of Education
029999 - Information Technology, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
16/09/2015
Nominal Hours
10
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure that a website is accessible to users with auditory, visual, mobility, and cognitive impairments, and those people who use assistive technology.It applies to individuals who use analysis and technical skills, to build and test websites.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify the accessibility standards
  • 1.1 Research and identify, specific user groups with particular accessibility requirements
  • 1.2 Identify general legislated and industry accessibility standards, and requirements, to understand the wider context of accessibility
  • 1.3 Identify web development standards, and prioritise application
  • 1.4 Consolidate specific and general standards, and requirements, into an accessibility checklist for application to website related work
2. Test for website accessibility
  • 2.1 Select and prepare, the appropriate automatic testing tools and software
  • 2.2 Run the automatic testing tools and make document changes, based on the results
  • 2.3 Ensure that the text equivalent for every non-text element is present in the website, where feasible
  • 2.4 Verify that information conveyed with colour is also available without colour
  • 2.5 Identify any changes in the natural language of a document text
  • 2.6 Check and ensure, that the document can be read without style sheets
  • 2.7 Check and ensure that the priorities identified in the analysis of web development standards are met and completed
  • 2.8 Test the site with different user groups, to ensure that the site transforms successfully and maintains accessibility
3. Test the pages
  • 3.1 Check and ensure that the pages are not dependent on colour, and can operate in a monochrome environment
  • 3.2 Check and ensure that the pages are logical and accessible, in a text-only environment
  • 3.3 Verify that the pages operate on a text-to-speech browser
  • 3.4 Ensure that the accessibility of the website is signed off by the appropriate person, as meeting the web-development standards
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D8125 ICAWEB402A Confirm accessibility of websites for people with special needs Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OBS35 ICTWEB433 Confirm accessibility of websites Unit of competency