SAIF: Details of each training course

Accessible Information � Raising Awareness

Half day course for front-line staff

• Accessible information in the context of disability legislation and the social model of disability
• Benefits for organisations and disabled people
• Accessibility standards for printed documents
• Producing information in alternative formats
• Using assistive technology to read electronic documents

Full day Course for Managers and Policy Makers

• Accessible information in the context of disability legislation and the social model of disability
• Benefits for organisations, disabled people and staff
• Embedding accessible information into policies and strategies
• Accessibility standards for producing printed documents
• Managing production of alternative formats
• Design and delivery of accessible PowerPoint presentations
• Issues raised when using assistive technology to access electronic documents

E-communication: accessibility in practice

Three practical training sessions delivered over 2 days for people who want to make sure that their e-communication is accessible Creating accessible documents

• Producing accessible documents using styles and properties
• Converting these documents into portable document formats (PDFs)
• Checking the accessibility of PDF documents
• Good practice principles

Sending accessible emails

• WYSINWTG (why what you send is not necessarily what they get)
• Pros and cons of different email formats � HTML, RTF, Plain Text
• Principles and good practice for sending group emails, for example e-newsletters

Testing the accessibility of websites

• Using free tools to test the accessibility of a website
• Why accessibility options, for example, changing text size or font colour will not compensate for an inaccessible web page
• Accessing, using and understanding the role of online validation services