Training Courses

Nigel Bevan delivering a training course to a group of people

Tenuta ran training courses in usability and accessibility:

  • London: 15-17 March 2006
  • York: 3-5 July 2006
  • Athens: 15-17 November 2006
  • Madrid: 16-17 April 2007

The agenda included:

Usability:

  • Introduction to usability and user centered design
  • Understanding the Context of Use
  • Designing usable e-solutions
  • Evaluating e-solutions/pragmatic tool and methods
  • Case studies in user centered e-solution design

Accessibility

  • Problems that disabled and elderly users typically have with e-solutions
  • Introduction to technologies used by disabled users
  • Demonstrations from disabled users of interacting with e-solutions
  • Legislation and standards related to accessibility
  • Solutions for accessible design

Hands-on exercises:

A group of accessibility experts watching a presentation
  • Learn how to plan and conduct an effective user-based evaluation
  • Work on the accessibility of your e-solution
  • Try out assistive technologies to understand how disabled and elderly users experience your e-solution
  • Defining a usability and accessibility action plan for your product or service