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Accessibility Courses & Certifications for Designers 2
Digital Accessibility Foundations - Free Online Course 2
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) 2
An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design 2
Making Online Content Accessible for All 2
Accessible Documents (508) 2
Practical Accessibility (Course) 3
Introduction to Web Accessibility 3
Online Self-Paced Web and Digital Accessibility (Courses) 3
Specialization in Web & Digital Accessibility 3
Introduction to Disability and Accessible Design (Free) 3
ELA Hub Accessibility Certification 4
Addressing Accessibility Challenges with AURS (Free) 4
Intro to UDL 3.0 for Online Courses (Free) 4
Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) 4
Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA) 4
Digital Accessibility Specialist Apprenticeship Level 4 4
Oklahoma ABLE Tech 5
UX Accessibility Certification 5
UX Foundations: Accessibility 5
Trusted Tester Certification (Section 508 Compliance) 5
Addressing Accessibility & Usability 5
Explore Accessibility: Accessibility Pathway 5
Digital Accessibility Certificate Program 6
Virtual Creating Accessible E-Learning in Articulate 360 6
Design, test, and create inclusive digital experiences 6
Build & Test Accessible Web Applications 6
Accessible Digital Content 6
California Community Colleges 6
Squarely Accessible Courses 7
Accessibility Consultant Micro Credential 7
A11yLearn! 7
Accessibility Trainers & Consultants 7
WebAIM 7
Expert Consultant Directory 7
Accessibility Courses & Certifications for Designers
Digital Accessibility Foundations - Free Online Course
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
- Provider: International Association of Accessibility Professionals IAAP CPACC
- Focus: Foundational knowledge on accessibility laws, WCAG standards, disabilities, and assistive technologies
An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Making Online Content Accessible for All
- Provider: LEtoile Education
- Focus: Designed for Instructional Designers, Educators, and Learning & Development. Focus on e-Learning and digital course design.
Accessible Documents (508)
- Provider: Section 508.Gov
- Focus: Learn how to create accessible word processing documents. including Microsoft Word documents, that conform to the Section 508.
Practical Accessibility (Course)
- Provider: Sara Soueidan
- Focus: Practical Accessibility is a self-paced video course designed to demystify web accessibility and equip you with the knowledge you need to confidently create more accessible websites and web applications today.
Introduction to Web Accessibility
- Provider: edX, W3C (Free)
- Focus: This course provides an introduction to accessibility, covering essential concepts for creating accessible web content. Free or paid for a certificate issued.
Online Self-Paced Web and Digital Accessibility (Courses)
- Provider: Deque University
- Focus: All courses are eligible for IAAP CAECs (continuing accessibility education credits)
Specialization in Web & Digital Accessibility
- Provider: University of Washington
- Focus: Anyone who wants to understand how to make web and mobile content more accessible to all and advocate for digital accessibility in an organization.
Introduction to Disability and Accessible Design (Free)
- Provider: Teach Access
- Focus: Free self-paced courses provide an introduction to disability and the principles of accessible design across various disciplines. In addition, they provide guidance to educators on how to start teaching accessibility in their courses.
ELA Hub Accessibility Certification
- Provider: ELA Hub (e-Learning focused).
- Focus: Offers training and certification focused on digital accessibility, usability, and practical application of accessibility principles.
Addressing Accessibility Challenges with AURS (Free)
- Provider: Quality Matters AURS
- Focus: QM Community came together to build the Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS).
Intro to UDL 3.0 for Online Courses (Free)
- Provider: Quality Matters UDL
- Focus: Essential tools to create barrier-free learning experiences. Transform your teaching approach and ensure every student has the power to succeed.
Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS)
- Provider: IAAP WAS
- Focus: Technical expertise in identifying and remediating accessibility issues in websites and applications
Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA)
- Provider: IAAP CPWA
- Requirements: Completion of both CPACC and WAS certifications
Digital Accessibility Specialist Apprenticeship Level 4
- Provider: National Upskill
- Focus: 18 month program aimed at upskilling professionals in the tech sector to design more inclusive digital experiences. It's a fully funded apprenticeship for employees in England.
Oklahoma ABLE Tech
- Provider: Oklahoma ABLE Tech.
- Focus: Online, self-paced courses you can take on your own time! We’ll have courses on things like: Creating Accessible Documents. Designing Inclusive Web Pages. Creating Accessible Content on Google Suite. Increasing Disability Awareness. Describing Complex Images.
UX Accessibility Certification
- Provider: UX Content Collective
- Focus: WCAG application in UX design, accessible content structures, and usability for people with disabilities.
UX Foundations: Accessibility
Trusted Tester Certification (Section 508 Compliance)
- Provider: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Focus: Code-inspection process to ensure web content complies with Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA. This certification is widely recognized in the public sector for accessibility testing
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Section508.gov
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Addressing Accessibility & Usability
- Provider: Quality Matters
- Focus: View courses from the perspective of improving accessibility and usability for learner
Explore Accessibility: Accessibility Pathway
- Provider: Online Learning Consortium
- Focus: Accessibility Skills Pathway: Develop skills to support learner accessibility while earning an OLC badge.
Digital Accessibility Certificate Program
- Provider: Texas Digital Learning Association
- Focus: Through expert-led training, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of legal requirements, court rulings, Universal Design for Learning principles, and proven techniques for creating truly accessible digital materials.
Virtual Creating Accessible E-Learning in Articulate 360
- Provider: Yukon Learning
- Focus: This course is designed for those who have already attended Articulate Storyline 360 training or have mastered the concepts of the building blocks in Storyline and the basic functionality of Rise 360.
Design, test, and create inclusive digital experiences
- Focus: Intopia Learn offers self-paced courses designed by accessibility professionals to build practical skills in creating, testing, and designing inclusive digital experiences.
Build & Test Accessible Web Applications
Accessible Digital Content
- Provider: Maine’s Public Universities (University of Maine System)
- Focus: A three-level micro-credential that builds learners’ skills from foundational knowledge to real-world application in creating, auditing, and remediating accessible digital content aligned with WCAG standards.
California Community Colleges
Squarely Accessible Courses
- Provider Squarely Accessible
- Focus: Live, instructor-led courses that build hands-on skills for creating accessible digital content across social media, web, documents, presentations, and PDFs.
Accessibility Consultant Micro Credential
- Provider: Brock University
- Focus: Gain the skills, tools, and knowledge to recognize the gaps in an organization’s accessibility practices and build plans to implement change in creating accessible and inclusive spaces
- Provider: Inclusive Pixelation
- Focus: Live webinars and self-paced courses for Human Resources and Learning and Development professionals to apply accessibility and disability inclusion in the workplace.
Accessibility Trainers & Consultants
WebAIM
- WebAIM provides a wide variety of services, but our goal is always the same—to expand the potential of the web for people with disabilities by empowering individuals and organizations to create accessible content.
Expert Consultant Directory
- Accessible Social: Accessible Social is a free resource and education hub that shares best practices for creating accessible and inclusive social media content.