24-adv-creative-coding

Course repository for Module 1: Accessible Web Development

Please note the order of content between specific classes may change slightly depending on the course needs.

Final project brief

final_project_brief.md

Learning materials & references

Cool websites for reference
Resources to study/practice coding
Reading resources

Module structure:

Session 1: Introduction to Web Development

• Introduction to Accessibility,
• Introduction to HTML,
• Introduction to CSS,
• Simple website structure with HTML and CSS,
• Introduction to online code editors such as the MIMIC platform and CodePen,

Session 2: Introduction to JavaScript

• what is JavaScript and when to use it,
• variables, data types, operators, conditional statements, loops, functions,
• JavaScript and Accessibility.

Session 3: JavaScript and the Document Object Model (DOM)

• recap on the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript,
• How HTML, CSS and JavaScript work together.
• Accessible styling, formatting and interaction.
• Adding simple dynamic elements to the website.
• DOM and Accessibility.

Session 4: Accessible Web Design & Development

• Accessibility design and development practices
• Accessibility tools and documentation
• Accessibility and customisation in website development.

Slides based on the "Accessible Web Design" course by UAL Creative Computing Institute, with contributions from Dan Hearn, Elena Petrova, Marysia Tańska and Yadira Sanchez Benitez