Accessible Web Development

Welcome!

Welcome to our web development workshop and study designed for students that are blind! These materials are open to anyone interested, and we welcome others to use what is provided for their own purposes and adaptations. Prerecorded lectures are available as MP3 files: Accessible Web Dev Lecture Recording

The most recent iteration of the course was held between 2:30pm and 5:00pm, on Saturdays between August 22nd and October 10th, 2020. We moved through these materials over 9 sessions in pace with student learning. Students were asked to complete a survey pre and post-workshop, and exit interviews to help us improve the course. For any questions, please contact claire.kv(at)nyu(dot)edu

Workshop Outline

1. Introduction
• Intro to the web: the net, browsers, web languages, websites, file structure
• User Experience: usability and accessibility
• Discussion of text editors and other software to be used.
2. HTML
• HTML syntax, basic elements, and our first site
• New elements, attributes, and mulitple pages
• Semantic HTML elements
3. CSS
• CSS (and design) is supported by the use of downloadable .pdfs and .ai files of tactile diagrams that can be embossed or made using swellform techniques.
• Intro to visual styling, adding CSS, syntax, selectors, font types/sizes, and the box model
• Color theory, color psychology, and the Web
• CSS review
4. JavaScript
• Intro to JavaScript: Inputs/interactions, syntax, functions, variables, and ARIA
• Uploading a site to a server: File transfer prototcol (FTP)
• Guide to debugging JavaScript
• Arrays and for loops

Office Hours and Additional Supports

Addditional help is available throughout the workshop on an appoinment basis. Please email claire.kv(at)nyu(dot)edu to book an office hour appointment. If you miss a session, please let us know and we can arrange a check-in. Additional remote work sessions will be held on Sundays toward the end of the course (Exact dates TBD).