# Courses and Training Materials

The following are a curated list of available free courses and training materials on digital accessibility. We have excluded other courses that have a fee, and more technical ones based on web development.

- [Accessibility Fundamentals Overview - W3C](https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/)
- [Digital Accessibility Foundations - W3C](https://www.w3.org/WAI/courses/foundations-course/)
- [Digital accessibility: the foundations - Jisc](https://beta.jisc.ac.uk/training/digital-learning-modules/digital-accessibility-the-foundations) (free for members otherwise paid)
- [Accessible Books Consortium Course on Accessible Publishing Concepts – DAISY Learning](https://learning.daisy.org/?course=abc-course-on-accessible-book-publishing)
- [Accessibility Training Overview - Section508.gov](https://www.section508.gov/training-home/)
- [Accessibility fundamentals - Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/accessibility-fundamental/)
- [Accessibility 101 – Accessible IT Group @ University of Illinois](https://accessibleit.disability.illinois.edu/courses/badging/accessibility-101/)
- [Introducing the Leader’s Guide to Accessibility – Accessibility in Government (gov.uk)](https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/21/introducing-the-leaders-guide-to-accessibility/)
- [DIAMAS - Equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging](https://training.diamas.org/blocks/vitrina/detail.php?id=25) (includes accessibility)
- [VPAT Training - Information Technology Industry Council](https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat-training)
- [Accessibility Maze - Toronto Metropolitan University](https://de.torontomu.ca/wa/maze.html)
- [Digital Accessibility for Academic Libraries: Optimising Primo E - The Open University Library](https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/view.php?id=12077)
- [From Adobe InDesign to PDFs - European Union Publications (youtube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-tLkNAgBw)
- [From Adobe InDesign to EPUB - European Union Publications (youtube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTVD8165bJg)

You may also find these other curated lists of available courses useful.

- [Course List - W3C](https://www.w3.org/WAI/courses/list/)
- [Digital Accessibility Training Courses Roundup - DigitalA11Y](https://www.digitala11y.com/digital-accessibility-courses-roundup/)
- [Accessibility courses and certifications - Make Things Accessible ](https://www.makethingsaccessible.com/guides/accessibility-courses-and-certification/)
- [Training - Accessibility manual (gov.uk)](https://accessibility.education.gov.uk/training)
- [Accessibility learning resources - DAISY Learning](https://learning.daisy.org/)
- [accessibility/a11y-courses (github)](https://github.com/accessibility/a11y-courses)

There is some guidance on developing your own training from W3C: [Curricula on Web Accessibility: A Framework to Build Your Own Courses - W3C](https://www.w3.org/WAI/curricula/)

And professional certifications are available from IAAP: [Certifications - International Association of Accessibility Professionals](https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/certification-overview)