Introduction
Curriculum for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: Course Outline

The Curriculum

This curriculum comprises:

1. An Introductory section we will refer to as "The Introduction Set",
2. Guidelines for Web Content Accessibility, otherwise known as "The Guideline Set",
3. Checkpoints for meeting the Guideline requirements, or "The Checkpoint Set",
4. and Examples for implementing the Checkpoints, or "The Example Set".

The Introduction set covers such topics as:

• Appropriate use -- some cautions and disclaimers -- IMPORTANT!
• Your basic curriculum toolkit -- suggested software and hardware to help you get the most out of the curriculum
• How to use the curriculm -- suggestions for classroom use or for self study
• Navigation -- a description of the general design and navigation features of the curriculum
• A brief description of the World Wide Web Consortium (the W3C) and the Web Accessibility Initiative (the WAI)
• copyright information

The Guideline Set

The Guideline set presents a version of the W3C Recommendation "Web Content Accessibiliy Guidelines" (See the note about compliance, below). This set presents each guideline in separately. It explains why following this guideline is important to the accessibility of a web site, a web page or a web application. Each guideline slide links to a subsequent set of slides that highlight the "checkpoints" to consider when applying a guideline.

The Checkpoint Set

Each guideline refers to one or more "checkpoints" you need to consider when attempting to meet a guideline. In the Checkpoint Set, each slide shows the numbered checkpoints and the priority assigned to it. Each checkpoint then links to one or more example slides.

The Example Set

For each checkpoint, there are one or more pages of examples. The slides in the Example Set show how to implement each checkpoint, and where possible demonstrate what the result will look like in common use. In some cases numerous examples are needed to illustrate the techniques that will satisfy a checkpoint.

Please note that in all questions of compliance, the Recommendation is considered the definitive reference.