Section 508 Winter 2010 Course Schedule

Below are schedules and course descriptions for the USPTO Section 508 workshops in Winter 2010. These courses are provided free of charge and are open to government employees and contractors associated with Section 508. Please enroll as soon as possible since space is limited. Students who successfully complete a course will receive a CD with additional information and references.

To Enroll

Click on the "Register For" link in the course descriptions that interest you below,

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Send an e-mail to section508staff@uspto.gov and include the following information:

Course Number (in the Subject)
Full Name
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Organization

A complete calendar listing with dates and locations of the training courses can be found at the bottom of this page.

Accessible Web Design

Intended Audience: Anyone who dabbles with websites and web products as well as those who want to be their organization's expert on creating and evaluating compliant web products and websites.
Description: This course is divided in two parts, the first part is a technical introduction to Section 508 web standards. In this section participants will learn the standards and how to create HTML products that are compliant and usable. This course is most effective when both individuals who create web products and those who test them in the same organization attend. The second part of this class takes a more hand-on approach showing participants first hand that there is no need to "dummy down" a web site to make it compliant. Working with real-world web pages, participants will become proficient in the skills needed to design, develop, and test for Section 508 compliance in web pages and systems. All attendees will receive a CD copy of the USPTO Section 508 Reference Guide and other reference materials.
Instructors: Mark Reumann and Tamas Babinszki
Register For: January 19th, (9AM-12PM) or February 4th, (1PM-4PM)
Prerequisites: None

Document Accessibility

Intended Audience: Those who create electronic documents or submit them for web publication.
Description: Electronic documents are an integral part of modern business practice. This technically challenging class provides a solid foundation in the concepts of document accessibility. With a focus on document applications that are part of the USPTO workstation baseline, participants will learn which document elements contribute to accessibility. These concepts will be reinforced with hands-on exercises using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat 8.0.
Instructors: Tamas Babinszki and Mark Reumann
Register For: January 14th, (9AM-12PM) or February 2nd, (1PM-4PM)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. (Adobe Acrobat helpful but not required.)

Accessibility in Emerging Web Technologies

Intended Audience: Web application testers and programmers who create dynamic and highly visual websites.
Description: This advanced class will examine new trends in web technology. For this hands-on course, we will discuss Macromedia Flash, AJAX, and how to use these tools to make web based systems Section 508 compliant. We will also be discussing how social media is starting to be used on government websites. Class time will be split between these three different technologies.
Instructors: Tamas Babinszki and Mark Reumann
Register For: January 20th, (9AM-12PM)
Prerequisites: Accessible Web Design

January 2010

Courses with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk (*). See course descriptions for prerequisites.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
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4	5	6	7	8
11	12	13	14 Document Accessibility 9am-12pm Madison Building West, 3rd Floor Edison Room	15
18	19 Accessible Web Design 9am-12pm Madison Building West, 3rd Floor Edison Room	20 Accessibility in Emerging Web Technologies 9am-12pm Madison Building West, 3rd Floor Edison Room	21	22
25	26	27	28	29

February 2010