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Blind Access Training is dedicated to providing you with the best training available on the Internet. Learn applications from the comfort of your own home on your own computer. We offer training that includes learning from the basics of an application through advanced features that will help you become successful in school, a home business or the professional world. All training sessions are taught with the needs of blind and visually-impaired consumers in mind. Learn the ins and outs of an application and how to access the elements and controls of your environment. Our training is designed with your success in mind. Please feel free to take a tour of our website to view the services we offer.
Latest News
May 11, 2012
Registration for the five-week Window-eyes training is now closed. If you are interested in joining after the training begins, please Contact Kimsan Song. Please note there will be a $50 fee for late entries.
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Screen Reader Training
Is Screen Reader Training for you? If you are a blind individual new to a screen reader, a student needing to learn how to use a screen reader for school, or a teacher for the blind who needs to stay up-to-date with the screen reader advancements, then screen reader training is for you. With Blind Access Training, clients will have the opportunity to explore and become confident with all the functions and applications of JAWS, Window-Eyes and NVDA. Training is also available for Microsoft Applications such as Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point, 2007 & 2010 versions. Blind Access Training offers classes for clients via our online classroom or over the telephone. If you would like more information, visit the training services page. Click here for a sample of our screen reader training
Web Development
Are you interested in creating a website? If you said yes to the above question, and are interested in learning about web design, without the use of a content management system such as: Wordpress or Drupal, we recommend clients consider taking advantage of our web development training. During the web development training, the client will learn the following:
- HTML
- CSS
- Java Script
- PHP
HTML
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. Learning HTML is recommended for web developers, so the web developer will begin to learn how to lay down the foundation for their website. HTML coding is consistent and the syntax is pretty straight forward. Anyone is able to participate in our HTML training seeing as we will not be relying on servers or third party programs. If the tranee has a working computer, notepad, a screen reader, a mouse and the browser, the trainee will be prepared. Blind Access Training offers training in HTML 4 and may also train in HTML 5, upon request from the trainee. Please note that there is no definitive date for the release of HTML 5 and most browsers will not support the added elements. There is no finalized list for the HTML 5 elements but Blind Access Training are aware of afew of which we may teach. we will add more to the training as the list becomes available. We will not cover any deprecated elements or the older Doctypes. We do not train in HTML frames for accessibility reasons. Click here for a sample of our HTML training.
CSS
CSS stands for Cascade Styling Sheets. CSS was introduced with HTML 4 to provide a new method of styling web sites. Styling previously was accomplished with HTML; however, HTML is a markup language and is not recommended for styling. There are benefits for using CSS for styling web pages and examples include: the ability to apply one style to all of your webpages and applying styling methods for elements. Please contact us for more information or if you need clarification for our CSS training. See a Sample of our CSS training
PHP
PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor and is a server side scripting language. A server side scripting language means the scripts will run from the server which is managing the site. In order for PHP to function, PHP must be installed on the server and files must have a PHP extension. PHP is used to provide more functionality to a site and allow web designers to work with data bases. PHP is a programming language and does not require extended programming knowledge. It was intended for web developers to be able to add scripts to sites without taking computer programming classes. If you would like more information, please fill out the contact form. See a sample of our PHP training.
JAVA Script
JAVA Script is a browser side scripting language, which means the scripts run on the browser and not the servers. JAVA Script was created to add more functionality to web sites. JAVA Script is supported in all major browsers and may be used for validation and more. Click here to see a sample of JAVA Script.
Web Master Services
Web master services are for clients who do not have time to learn Web Development but want a site for personal or business use. We will help clients obtain a host provider that will meet their financial budget, upload files and create the site. All we require from clients is the content, which we are not responsible for. When the client approves the layout, the client will have a site up and running. We will assist clients with finding ways to advertize their site and have it known in the internet community. Clients will not be required to learn web development, which will allow clients to completely focus on content for the website. After the website is completed, we may display it on our homepage upon approval from the client.