Accessibility training
As part of our University-wide initiative to enhance accessibility, the IT Services Directorate and the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Directorate have purchased role-based accessibility training from AbilityNet, a leading provider of accessibility services. By accessing their training programs, we are promoting digital inclusivity and ensuring compliance with UK accessibility standards. This training reinforces our commitment to improving accessibility and maintaining best practices across our digital platforms.
This training is available for University of Manchester Staff and Students.
Use the indexes below to jump to the relevant training section.
Video training index
- Digital Accessibility Legislation
- Accessibility for Designers
- Accessibility for Developers
- Accessibility for Testers
- Accessibility for Project Leads
- Embedding Accessibility at Every Stage of Your Project
- Accessibility and Procurement
Guidelines index
Video training
The video training is roles-based and gives each member of our digital teams the insights and skills they need to embed accessibility in their role from the start.
Videos are hosted on The University's video streaming platform and include captions.
You will need to login to the video streaming service to view the training.
PowerPoint slideshows require access to Microsoft 365 or a local installation of PowerPoint. To open the slideshows in another application, download the slideshow.
Digital Accessibility Legislation
- Digital Accessibility Legislation Workshop video
- Digital Accessibility Legislation PowerPoint slideshow
Accessibility for Designers
- Accessibility for Designers workshop 1 video
- Accessibility for Designers workshop 2 video
- Accessibility for Designers workshop 1 and 2 PowerPoint slideshow
Accessibility for Developers
- Accessibility for Developers workshop 1 video
- Accessibility for Developers workshop 2 video
- Accessibility for Developers workshop 1 and 2 PowerPoint slideshow
Accessibility for Testers
- Accessibility for Testers workshop 1 video
- Accessibility for Testers workshop 2 video
- Accessibility for Testers workshop 1 and 2 PowerPoint slideshow
Accessibility for Project Leads
- Project Leads workshop 1 video
- Project Leads workshop 2 video
- Project Leads workshop 1 and 2 PowerPoint slideshow
Embedding Accessibility at Every Stage of Your Project
- Embedding Accessibility at Every Stage of Your Project workshop video
- Embedding Accessibility at Every Stage of Your Project PowerPoint slideshow
Accessibility and Procurement
- Accessibility and Procurement workshop video
- Accessibility and Procurement workshop PowerPoint slideshow
Guidelines
These best practice guidelines ensure accessibility is designed into digital development from content creation to system procurement.
Guidelines are only available in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view the PDF's Microsoft 365 or a PDF reader is required.
Content authoring
- Email Accessibility Guidelines
- Accessible Intranet Guidelines
- Accessible PDF Guidelines
- Editorial Guidelines
- Accessible Multimedia Guidelines
- Accessible Social Media Guidelines
Policy and procurement
- Creating an Optimal Accessibility Policy Guidelines
- Commissioning Accessible Digital Products and Services Guidelines
Designer and developer
Accessibility testing
If you have any problems accessing the above training materials please email: digitalinclusion@manchester.ac.uk