Re: DHS Trusted Tester Program

We are a group of Trusted Testers certified by the federal Office of Accessible Systems and Technology under the Department of Homeland Security.  The process includes a rather intensive educational curriculum for which they recommend budgeting 6 months.  Our analysts completed it on average over 3 months, but a full-time commitment is mandatory or the retention suffers.  A 90% correct result on a multi-day final is required to pass.

The focus is to understand a structured test process over 81 specific failure conditions, mastering each in detail, and producing an objective violation report.  Federal agencies need that objectivity and consistency to audit websites and online applications for procurement and meeting Section 508 standards.

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Peter Shikli
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From: Greg Jellin <gjellin@usfca.edu>
Sent: 6/5/18 2:32 PM
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: DHS Trusted Tester Program
Hello,

Is anyone familiar with the Department of Homeland Security's "Interagency Trusted Tester Program" for Section 508? https://www.dhs.gov/interagency-trusted-tester-program. I had never heard of this and just stumbled across it. It isn't clear how to become certified. Does anyone know what the process is to get certified? Is anyone certified?

Thanks!

Greg Jellin
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web & Digital Communications

University of San Francisco
gjellin@usfca.edu | usfca.edu