DESB33 Digital accessibility

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Synchronous online teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Pavlíček (lecturer), PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Simona Kramosilová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radek Pavlíček
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 27/28, only registered: 0/28
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Digital Accessibility course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to create digital solutions accessible to the broadest possible group of users, including users with specific needs. Students will learn to identify and solve the most common barriers in the digital environment, learn the principles of inclusive design and become familiar with the legislative requirements for accessibility. The course offers not only an introduction to the needs of different user groups but also to assistive technologies that ensure full access to digital content. Through practical demonstrations, project work or gaining competences in accessibility testing, students can apply the acquired knowledge in real projects and thus contribute to creating a barrier-free digital space.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Identify the most common barriers in the digital environment, recognising how they hinder the full use of digital technologies and affect users with specific needs.
Characterize users with specific needs and design appropriate digital solutions.
Explain legislative requirements for accessibility, ensuring that designs comply with relevant standards and regulations.
Implement assistive technologies in digital design, considering their strengths and limitations.
Apply inclusive design principles to create digital content that is accessible to a wide range of users.
Implement the three pillars of accessibility (code, design, and content) into websites, apps, documents, and multimedia content.
Perform accessibility testing on digital solutions: identifying issues and recommending modifications to improve accessibility.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the topic
  • The most common barriers in the digital space
  • Users with specific needs
  • Assistive technologies
  • The three pillars of accessibility (code, design, content)
  • Content structuring
  • Interface interaction - keyboard accessibility and operability, voice control
  • Readability and contrast
  • Accessibility of graphics and multimedia
  • Document accessibility
  • English accessibility
  • Accessibility testing - theory, automatic vs. manual testing, tools, etc.
  • Accessibility testing in practice
  • Legislation and standards
  • Accessibility Overlays Further (self-)education, certification
Teaching methods
Asynchronous study of materials, synchronous practice-oriented meetings; individual project
Assessment methods
Individual project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2024/DESB33