ATLS 4519 Advanced Special Topics in Technology, Arts, and Media: Accessible Web Design

This is an intermediate level course for designing web sites and digital material which are not only accessible for persons with disabilities but also effective and usable across the spectrum of user abilities and backgrounds and the variety of device platforms. This course will review standards and guidelines for usability and accessibility, focusing on the concepts of Universal Design, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and accessibility best practices. As an intermediate level course students should be familiar with the basic concepts of web accessibility, such as the importance of structured and semantic web design. This course will cover the specific HTML markup, CSS and JavaScript for designing accessible sites.

Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary technology, arts and media research and practice. May be repeated up to 32 total credit hours.