Course offerings
Introduction to Digital Accessibility
Topic with real-world applications; important for AEM authors; open to all interested parties. Takes place at least once every 8 weeks.
Dates and registration
Course details
- Online course, usually conducted via Teams; length: 3.5 hours
- Number of participants: max. 12
- Free of charge; only for ETH members
- Course instructor: Manu Heim
- Learning objectives: gain awareness of digital accessibility
- Prior knowledge: good basic computer skills
- Software: Microsoft Teams, either via browser or app
Course content
- Overview of accessibility (user groups, dimensions of disability, standards, significance, assistive technologies)
- Legal framework, overview of WCAG
- Visual requirements, e.g. colour vision deficiency, alternative text, contrast levels, use of colour
- Semantic requirements, e.g. headlines, lists, interactive navigation elements
- Keyboard usability
- Screen reader demonstration (using the internet from the perspective of a visually impaired user)
- Brief overview of testing tools
How to Write Good Alternative Texts
Topic with real-world applications; important for AEM authors; open to all interested parties.
Course details
- Online course, usually conducted via Teams; length: max. 60 minutes
- Number of participants: 15
- Free of charge; only for ETH members
- Prior knowledge: basic knowledge of digital accessibility issues is useful (e.g. by attending the Introduction to Digital Accessibility course)
- Course instructor: Matija Pavic or Manu Heim
- Around 40-minute introduction by Manu Heim, followed by concrete examples from participants (discussion style)
Concrete examples from the ETH website
- Introduction to and basic rules for alt text: keep it as brief as possible while still being precise.
- Selected examples:
- Decorative images
- Flyers
- Text on an image
- Images with hyperlinks
- Icons without text
- etc.
- Testing tool: Web Developer Toolbar
- Concrete examples and questions from participants
Presentation / Documents
Accessible websites: Focus on AEM Components
Practical topic, important for AEM authors, open to all interested parties.
Course details
- Online course, usually conducted via teams, duration: max. 45 minutes
- Number of participants: max. 15
- Participation free of charge; only for ETH members
- Course Language: German
- Course leader: Matija Pavic
- Learning objectives: Knowledge to improve accessibility on AEM websites.
- Prior knowledge: AEM basic knowledge is required. Basic knowledge of digital accessibility is useful (e.g. by attending the digital
- accessibility sensitisation course).
- Channel: Microsoft Teams either via browser or as an application
Course content
- Introduction by the course instructor
- Alternative texts in the AEM
- Use of the carousel
- Creating semantically correct headings
- Designing accessible tables
- Entering links correctly
- Use of the 2-column component
Accessibility: Online presentations with inclusion in mind
What should I look out for when presenting online?
Course details
- Online course, usually conducted via teams, duration: max. 60 minutes
- Number of participants: max. 15
- Participation free of charge; only for ETH members
- Course leader: Manu Heim
- Learning objectives: -Presenting online without barriers andw hat should I look out for?
- Prior knowledge: Basic knowledge in the topic of digital accessibility is useful (e.g. by attending the awareness course Digital Accessibility).
- Channel: Microsoft Teams either via browser or as an application
Course content
- Concrete advice on accessibility: What should I look out for when presenting online?
- Questions from the participants
