WCAG & Digital Accessibility Training
Accessibility training for developers, designers, and content teams.
Give your team the skills to identify and prevent accessibility barriers. CompliCorp provides role-based training on WCAG, accessible design, development practices, document accessibility, and manual testing.
Testing and delivery
Practical accessibility training by role
We tailor sessions to the work participants perform. Developers can practice keyboard and screen reader checks; designers can review focus, contrast, and interaction patterns; authors can learn accessible headings, tables, and document structure. Examples from your own products make the training relevant to upcoming work.
Standards and reporting
Training can focus on WCAG 2.1 or 2.2 and the technical accessibility requirements relevant to your team. Section 508 and VPAT/ACR sessions can be included for staff responsible for procurement or conformance documentation.
Standards references: W3C WCAG overview · U.S. Access Board Section 508 standards · ITI VPAT resources
Planning the next step
Build sessions around findings from a website accessibility audit or a document accessibility review. Practice the fixes your team will use in its next release.
Scope of work
- WCAG principles and Level A and AA success criteria
- Accessible design patterns, forms, navigation, and error messages
- Semantic HTML, accessible names, and appropriate ARIA use
- Keyboard testing, screen reader checks, and defect reporting
- Accessible Word, PowerPoint, and PDF authoring practices
Your proposal identifies the standards, test coverage, deliverables, and exclusions. Reports describe the evaluated product version and the work performed.
Give each team the skills its work requires
Developers need to implement accessible interactions; QA testers need to reproduce and document barriers; designers need to specify usable patterns; and authors need to structure accessible content. We select exercises and learning objectives for the participants instead of giving every role the same session.
- Design and development: semantics, keyboard operation, focus, forms, and reusable components
- QA: keyboard and screen reader checks, test conditions, and actionable defect reporting
- Content teams: headings, links, images, tables, and accessible Word and PowerPoint practices
- Product and procurement: scoping evaluations, interpreting ACRs, and planning verification
Practice with examples your team recognizes
Agreed examples from your website, application, or documents make the sessions easier to apply. Where an audit already exists, use its findings to target recurring issues. Confirm the session format, participant numbers, equipment, and any access requirements when planning the program.
Continue practicing with our accessibility testing checklist and document planning guide. Training supports better work; it does not certify a product or replace an accessibility audit.
Learn about CompliCorp and founder David LoPresti, or review our evaluation and delivery process.
Service questions
Frequently asked questions.
Scope, deliverables, and what to expect from your engagement.
Which teams should receive WCAG accessibility training?
Include the people who design, build, test, publish, and purchase your digital products. Each group needs different practice: designers specify interactions, developers implement them, QA tests behavior, and authors structure content. Product and procurement staff need to understand scope and evidence. We help select learning objectives for the participants instead of assuming everyone needs the same technical depth.
Can a workshop use findings from our own accessibility audit?
Yes. Agreed findings can become exercises that show why a barrier occurs, how to correct it, and how to verify the result. We review the report and examples in advance so the session fits the audience and time available. A workshop does not automatically include remediation of the full backlog; that work needs its own agreed responsibilities and scope.
Do participants need coding or screen reader experience?
That depends on the session. Authors and procurement teams can learn relevant accessibility practices without programming, while development workshops may require familiarity with the team's technology. We confirm prerequisites and any software setup beforehand. For QA teams, training can introduce keyboard and screen reader checks and show how to turn observations into reproducible defect reports.
Can training cover accessible documents and procurement reporting?
Yes. Sessions can address Word and PowerPoint authoring, PDF review, or the interpretation of VPAT-based ACRs, depending on the audience. These are different responsibilities and may benefit from separate exercises. Our document planning guide and VPAT and ACR guide provide context for deciding which skills your team needs.
What determines the training price and schedule?
The proposal reflects the topics, participant roles, preparation, session format, duration, and supporting materials. A focused workshop using existing examples requires a different plan from a multi-session program built around your product. Share the group size, experience level, learning objectives, and preferred dates so we can define the sessions and any preparation participants should complete.
Does attending training certify a person or make a product WCAG conformant?
No. These sessions develop practical skills; they do not award an independent professional credential or establish product conformance. Teams still need to apply what they learn and evaluate the resulting work. Use a repeatable accessibility checklist for routine practice and arrange a scoped evaluation when you need documented conformance findings.
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