WEBVTT

1
00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:05.080
I'm Shadi Abou-Zahra

2
00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:08.279
Accessibility Strategy
and Technology Specialist

3
00:00:08.400 --> 00:00:09.400
at W3C

4
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:11.240
The World Wide
Web Consortium

5
00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:13.160
I'm Natalia Amelina

6
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.160
Senior National Project Officer 
in Education

7
00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:19.640
at the UNESCO Institute 
for Information Technologies

8
00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:20.679
in Education.

9
00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:22.280
Join us in this course

10
00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:24.519
to learn the fundamental skills

11
00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:25.920
and key resources

12
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:28.600
that are becoming
increasingly important

13
00:00:29.039 --> 00:00:30.760
across digital professions.

14
00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:32.840
In according with statistics

15
00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:34.320
people with disabilities

16
00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:37.960
can make up around 
15% of the population

17
00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:40.560
and the United Nations Convention

18
00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:42.880
on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities

19
00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:46.560
recognizes access to information
as a human right.

20
00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:47.600
And you may know

21
00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:50.439
that this Convention
was ratified

22
00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:53.799
by 180 countries 
all over the world

23
00:00:54.119 --> 00:00:56.759
very likley including
your country too.

24
00:00:57.000 --> 00:00:57.920
In this course

25
00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:01.240
you will learn how people
with disabilities use the web

26
00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:05.079
including different types
of assistive technologies

27
00:01:05.120 --> 00:01:06.239
and adaptive strategies.

28
00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:09.040
You will also learn
how web accessibility

29
00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:12.359
improves user experience of

30
00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:13.200
older people

31
00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:15.079
people using mobile devices

32
00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:17.319
and essentially for everyone.

33
00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:18.680
And of course

34
00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:21.920
you'll also learn all about
the international standards

35
00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:23.319
from W3C

36
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:25.239
<font color='#7a7b7b'>and training materials</font>

37
00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:28.560
and learn first steps
in creating accessible web content

38
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:31.040
This course was designed

39
00:01:31.159 --> 00:01:33.879
for technical and 
non-technical people.

40
00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:36.319
If you work
with digital technologies

41
00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:40.439
this course is ideal
for you to get started.