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Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Paul Bohman <[email protected]> > Date: 9 February 2016 at 04:55:44 IST > To: W3C WAI ig <[email protected]> > Subject: IAAP Certification begins March 22 > > Cross-posted announcement: > > The first opportunity to become IAAP-certified with the credential "Certified > Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies" will be in San Diego on > Tuesday, March 22 at 1:00. Here are the details: > Date: March 22 > Time: 1:00-3:00 (you may finish early) > Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (next to the Hyatt hotel where > the CSUN conference is being held) > Discount Price! The IAAP is offering a $100 discount rate of $225 for members > and $325 for nonmembers, only for this first exam session. Future exam > sessions will be at the regular price. > Sign up: The IAAP will publish an online signup form. In the meantime, you > can pre-register by sending an email to [email protected] > The date and location coincide with the CSUN conference, but IAAP > certification is not affiliated with the conference. For those who cannot > make it to this exam session, there will be other opportunities, and the test > can be administered locally around the world through a testing center or test > proctor at a site convenient to you. If you are interested in a local test > session (available starting May 2, 2016), contact > [email protected] to arrange the details. > > About the CPACC credential: > > The certification exam covers broad concepts about disabilities and > accessibility relevant to anyone working in an accessibility-related field, > whether technical or not. The CPACC is a foundational credential, designed to > ensure that accessibility professionals have a common vocabulary and > understanding of essential challenges and principles of accessible design. > The exam draws on wisdom from both the digital and non-digital realms of > accessibility, to encourage cross-disciplinary thinking to common > accessibility problems. For general information about IAAP certification, see > http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=328 > > The three broad topics in the exam are: > Disabilities, Challenges, and Assistive Technologies > Accessibility and Universal Design > Declarations, Standards, Laws, Standards, and Management Strategies > For more details on the topics, see > http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?admin=Y&contentid=340 > > Note: The IAAP also intends to release a future credential in the digital/web > accessibility realm with a more technical focus. Details about that > credential will be published as they become available. Even people who are > interested in the more technical credential should start with the CPACC > credential, because the intent is for future credentials to build on the > CPACC credential, not substitute for it. > > Preparing for the CPACC Certification Exam > > You will want to review the exam topics and study before the exam. The IAAP > will soon publish a "Body of Knowledge" document with more details about the > topics on the exam, and the IAAP will publish a list of providers of > certification preparation courses and materials. > > Questions? > > As Chair of the IAAP Certification Committee, I am happy to answer any > questions that you may have. This is an exciting development in the > accessibility field that will help raise the profession to the next level, > and will help to raise the profile of the profession in the eyes employers > who seek accessibility talent. > > Paul Bohman, PhD > Director of Training, Deque Systems, Inc > 703-225-0380, ext.121 > https://DequeUniversity.com Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
