Opera Web Standards Curriculum for the UK voluntary sector?
I’m wondering if there’s any scope in voluntary sector bodies collaborating to deliver Opera’s Web Standards Curriculum (or a version of it) within the sector.
I manage the corporate website of a charity, but part of my remit is to ensure that new sites are commissioned with standards compliance firmly in mind. We also have a number of other sites, all of which were either commissioned independently at the behest of the associated funder, or were transferred to us from other organisations.
Each of our existing sites is managed by someone different, although in theory I have a sort of oversight (but not management) role for them. And as each manager has vastly different web expertise I have quite a big challenge in encouraging people to understand what these technologies do and persuading them of the benefits of compliance.
I’m trying to raise the issue by introducing a basic standards document (based on the BBC’s Accessibility Guidelines) and inviting discussion.
I would like to go further and encourage training, but it would be impossible at this stage to find the 50+ hours required for the Opera curriculum plus the hours to research and adapt it in the first place. However, if there was more momentum behind it from the sector it might be a more attractive option.
Any thoughts?
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