RHFAC-01 - Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Fundamentals Training

Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Fundamentals Training

1 Course | 4 Weeks | Approx. 20 Hours | Fully Online | Co-branded Certificate and Badge

Intend­ed for any­one inter­est­ed in cre­at­ing inclu­sive spaces, this 4‑week course pro­vides learn­ers with foun­da­tion­al knowl­edge to under­stand the needs of peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties and how our phys­i­cal spaces can be made more accessible. Enhance your knowl­edge and appli­ca­tion of Uni­ver­sal Design and mean­ing­ful acces­si­bil­i­ty through case stud­ies. Learn­ers will also be intro­duced to Rick Hansen Foun­da­tion Acces­si­bil­i­ty Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion™ (RHFAC), a rat­ing and recog­ni­tion pro­gram that mea­sures the mean­ing­ful acces­si­bil­i­ty of a site. There are no pre­req­ui­sites to take this course. Join us on the jour­ney towards an acces­si­ble world for peo­ple of all ages and abilities.

Who It’s For

This course may be right for you if you are a pro­fes­sion­al who influ­ences the mean­ing­ful access of peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties in spaces. This includes

• Con­trac­tors and builders
• Human resources and office managers
• Urban plan­ners
• Dis­abil­i­ty experts and advocate
• Event and venue managers
• Any­one involved in the man­age­ment and oper­a­tion of the spaces

Course Outline

• This is a fully online, self-paced course.
• Learners will have 4 weeks to complete the course from the course start date. 
• On average, if you do all the readings and reflective work, this course will take approximately 20 hours.
• The RHFAC Fundamentals Training consists of 3 modules and contains video interviews of people with lived experience and leading subject matter experts, and case studies. They are:
  • Module 1: Understanding Disability 
  • Module 2: Understanding our Built Environment
  • Module 3: Measuring Accessibility in the Built Environment 
• This course includes weekly one-hour virtual sessions and online discussions facilitated by a coach to support peer learning. Sessions will be recorded but attendance is highly recommended for peer learning. 
• To successfully complete the course, learners will be required to take 3 module quizzes and earn a passing grade of 80% or higher on each. 
• Learners will be issued a certificate and a badge upon successful completion of the course. 
• Course materials will be available for “view-only” access 1 month after the end of the 4-week course. 
• Join learners from different partner institutions in one offering. 

Learner Outcomes

In this course, you will:

• Understand the scope and prevalence of disability in the community.
• Describe how people with disabilities experience the social and physical environment.
• Demonstrate confidence in communicating and interacting with people with disabilities.
• Learn about Universal Design and meaningful accessibility for people with disabilities, and how to apply them in the built environment.
• Gain knowledge of fundamental legal frameworks affecting people with disabilities.
• Learn about the RHFAC program, its benefits and methodology.
• Apply an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) lens to projects/operations.
• Build a community by engaging and sharing with your peers.

Notes

This course does not qual­i­fy learn­ers to obtain their RHFAC Pro­fes­sion­al des­ig­na­tion; any­one look­ing to do so must com­plete RHFAC Pro­fes­sion­al Training.

Accessibility

We strive to make our courses as accessible as possible, but if you have any concerns or questions, please contact cpe@ualberta.ca.

To learn more about accessibility, please visit Brightspace Accessibility Standards for the learning environment are available via Accessibility Standards | D2L. The course has been developed in Articulate Rise. To learn more about accessibility with this tool, please visit Rise 360 Accessibility Conformance Report, and to learn more about Keyboard Navigation, visit Rise 360: Keyboard-Accessible Navigation. 

System Requirements

This course is delivered on the RHF Portal, which is the Partner Learning Space, Brightspace by D2L, hosted by the University of Alberta. For more information about system requirements, go to Browser Support for Brightspace to understand the system requirements for optimal performance.