Managing accessibility in digital projects – Extra info

Make accessibility a core part of your digital projects, not an afterthought. This course helps managers, team leads, and delivery professionals understand what accessibility means in practice and how to embed it into everyday workflows. Through guided activities, you’ll gain the structure and confidence to lead projects that are inclusive from start to finish.

What you’ll learn

• How accessibility benefits users, businesses, and teams
• How to understand and support people with different access needs and assistive technologies
• How WCAG is structured and how to use it as a management framework
• How to identify accessibility roles and responsibilities across project teams
• How to integrate accessibility tasks into project and sprint lifecycles
• How to evaluate accessibility testing tools and prioritise issues
• How to test your own digital products and plan next steps for continuous improvement

Who this course is for

• Project managers and delivery leads
• Product owners and business analysts
• Designers, developers, and testers seeking a team-wide perspective
• Accessibility coordinators and champions
• Anyone responsible for embedding accessibility into digital projects

Knowledge level

No prior accessibility knowledge is required.

Technology requirements

To take part in some of the activities, you’ll need to download and install the following browser extensions before the start of the course:

• axe DevTools (Chrome, Firefox or Edge)

If there’s anything that stops you from installing these, let us know as soon as possible and we can explore other options for you.

We also use online tools such as FigJam to work together during this course. You won’t need to install or create an account to use these tools.

Delivery options

Course outline