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# LearnAria Course Files
The files in this repository accompany the "Accessibility for Web Developers" course, and eBook, created by The Chang School of continuing education at Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada.
The files in this repository accompany the "Accessibility for Web Developers" course, and eBook, created by The Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada.

[Accessibility for Web Developers](https://de.ryerson.ca/wa/advanced/)

There are 10 widgets included in this repository, that are purposely inaccessible. As part of the course activities, participants learn about WAI-ARIA, and apply what they learn to fix the accessibility of these widgets.
There are 10 widgets included in this repository, that are purposely inaccessible. As part of the course activities, participants learn about WAI-ARIA, and apply what they learn to fix the accessibility of these widgets. Widgets include:

* Progressbar
* Accordion
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1. Fork this repository into their own GitHub account
1. Rename the forked repository to [username].github.io in the repo's settings
1. If you already have a GitHub Pages site, rename the repository to "learnaria" and enable it as a subdirectory under your existing site in the repo's settings.
1. Test your GitHub Pages site by opening _https://[username].github.io_
1. Test your GitHub Pages site by opening _https://[username].github.io_. (You may need to wait a few moments for the site to become available)
1. For those with an existing GitHub Pages site, open _https://[username].github.io/learnaria_
1. Take the course to learn how to apply WAI-ARIA to add accessibility to the widgets.
1. Take the course to learn how to apply WAI-ARIA to add accessibility to the widgets (or read the eBook).
1. Apply the WAI-ARIA described for each of the widgets in the course, then commit those changes back to your forked repository.
1. Test the widget with ChromeVox to ensure it functions properly
1. Test the widgets with ChromeVox (the screen reader used in the course) to ensure it functions as expected.
1. Submit the URL to the widget in the course assignments for marking (in the course see the Rubric for marking details).

## Beyond the Course
The _Accessibility for Web Developers_ course will also be available as an ebook, with a links posted here when it becomes available. Those who are unable to participate in the course, or those who would like a reference based on the course, you are encouraged to download the ebook and work through the exercises on their own.

## Building on LearnAria
Participants in the course, or anyone wishing to build on the learnaria library, are encouraged to create new widgets for the library, or improve on the existing ones, and submit pull requests to the learnaria repository.

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