LFW Academy
Free training for the people who run public websites.
Short, hands-on courses on the real screens you use: WordPress, alt text, notices and accounts. No account needed to start.
Try a lesson right here · from Accessible Content Basics, lesson 3
Simulation
Fix the alt text in a WordPress media dialog
A working copy of the real screen. Use it as you would the real one. Nothing you type leaves this page.
This exercise runs in your browser and needs JavaScript. The lesson text above covers the same steps.
Not done yet.
Six courses, 41 lessons.
Every lesson is free to read and do here. Pick one and start.
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F1 · Foundations Cyber Basics for Public Service 8 lessons · about 58 minutes -
F3 · Foundations Accessible Content Basics 7 lessons · about 55 minutes -
P1 · Practitioner Running a Public Website Day to Day 8 lessons · about 108 minutes -
P4 · Practitioner Shared Accounts and Offboarding 6 lessons · about 90 minutes -
P3 · Practitioner Emergency Notices on Your Website 6 lessons · about 92 minutes -
F2 · Foundations Writing for Residents 6 lessons · about 45 minutes
How a lesson works.
Short reading, then the screen itself, then a check.
- Watch A screencast of the real screen, with captions and a transcript you can read instead. 1 lesson so far
- Do A working copy of the real screen, checked as you go. Nothing you type leaves the page. 22 lessons so far
- Check A short check at the end of a lesson, with the reason for every answer. 41 of 41 lessons
- Keep Progress is saved on this device. A free LFW account keeps it across devices, with a completion record for your training file. No account needed to start
Public institutions run on people with other jobs.
Most never get website or security training. These courses are written for them.