- From: <Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:03:25 -0400
- To: CAE-Vanderhe <gregg@raisingthefloor.org>
- Cc: Bob carroll <accessys@smart.net>, "J. Albert Bowden" <jalbertbowden@gmail.com>, "Lastort Joanne L [Contractor]" <Joanne.L.Lastort@irs.gov>, Paul Bohman <paul.bohman@deque.com>, IG - WAI Interest Group List list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
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Gregg,
Hey Gregg, what up? Long time no see.
I understand the WCAG 2.0 requirements, but, what about knowledge of
PDF/UA, which you did not mention in you below email?
Thanks.
Tony
Tony Jasionowski
Senior Group Manager Accessibility
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Two Riverfront Plaza, 9th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Email: tony.jasionowski@us.panasonic.com
Tel/Fax: 201-348-7777
From: CAE-Vanderhe <gregg@raisingthefloor.org>
To: Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com,
Cc: "Lastort Joanne L [Contractor]" <Joanne.L.Lastort@irs.gov>, Bob
carroll <accessys@smart.net>, "J. Albert Bowden"
<jalbertbowden@gmail.com>, Paul Bohman <paul.bohman@deque.com>, IG - WAI
Interest Group List list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Date: 04/11/2014 08:22 PM
Subject: Re: Seeking feedback on IAAP certification roadmap
WCAG is now used as the basis for Accessibility for:
- web content
- all electronic documents
- all electronic software (stand alone and software aspects of hardware)
it is cited as the rule set for both the new 508 Guidelines and new 255
guidelines in the US, and the European Access standards for these three
areas.
But I agree with Tony that the IAAP should be about accessibility and
about helping people to understand how to (and increase skill for)
increasing the accessibility and usability of all products ? and not just
be about Access Compliance.
It should both help people to know how to ? and make it easier to ? make
things accessible.
Gregg
On Apr 11, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com wrote:
Joanne,
WCAG only relates to web accessibility and not the many other aspects of
accessibility, which I assume IAAP will address and/or certify. It seems
the scope of IAAP is intended to be international and cover all aspects of
accessibility, which is a real challenge.
Tony
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Tony Jasionowski
Senior Group Manager Accessibility
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Two Riverfront Plaza, 9th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Email: tony.jasionowski@us.panasonic.com
Tel/Fax: 201-348-7777
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From: "Lastort Joanne L [Contractor]" <Joanne.L.Lastort@irs.gov>
To: Paul Bohman <paul.bohman@deque.com>, "
Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com" <Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com>,
Cc: Bob carroll <accessys@smart.net>, "J. Albert Bowden" <
jalbertbowden@gmail.com>, W3C WAI ig <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Date: 04/10/2014 09:37 AM
Subject: RE: Seeking feedback on IAAP certification roadmap
Most countries are aligning themselves with WCAG 2.0 - even the US (at
least partially). That should help, if you're going to use any kind of
standard.
Thank you for your help,
Joanne Lastort
IT Specialist
508 Program Office (IRAP)
240-613-4681 (new)
TOD: 8am-4:30pm Eastern
IRAP Web site: http://irap.web.irs.gov
Please send all correspondence to *508 (508@irs.gov)
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Bohman [mailto:paul.bohman@deque.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:32 AM
To: Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com
Cc: Bob carroll; J. Albert Bowden; W3C WAI ig
Subject: Re: Seeking feedback on IAAP certification roadmap
Tony,
I agree that localization of laws is complex, but IAAP is international,
so we can't focus only on US laws.
Paul Bohman, PhD
Director of Training
Deque Systems, Inc
www.deque.com
703-225-0380, ext.121
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:31 PM, <Tony.Jasionowski@us.panasonic.com> wrote:
Folks,
There is a wide variation between ADA, CVAA and other
international accessibility laws, which may not be harmonized. I suggest
IAAP should focus onto the U.S., since it may be too difficult to
encompass international certification.
Tony
Tony Jasionowski
Senior Group Manager Accessibility
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Two Riverfront Plaza, 9th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Email: tony.jasionowski@us.panasonic.com
Tel/Fax: 201-348-7777
From: Paul Bohman <paul.bohman@deque.com>
To: accessys@smart.net,
Cc: "J. Albert Bowden" <jalbertbowden@gmail.com>,
W3C WAI ig <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Date: 04/08/2014 08:05 PM
Subject: Re: Seeking feedback on IAAP certification
roadmap
_________________________
_______
IAAP certification is not specific to any law, such as the
ADA. It is for accessibility professionals in a variety of accessibility
disciplines. Similarly, the IAAP is an international organization, not
just for American laws.
It's also important to separate the concept of courses
from certification. The IAAP will offer a variety of educational resources
and opportunities which can impart the kind of knowledge necessary to pass
certification, but the certification itself is an assessment; a test. The
idea behind certification is to show that the individual has met a certain
level of expertise in the field, according to industry-accepted
competencies.
Paul Bohman, PhD
Director of Training
Deque Systems, Inc
www.deque.com <http://www.deque.com/>
703-225-0380, ext.121 <tel:703-225-0380%2C%20ext.121>
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:55 PM, <accessys@smart.net <
mailto:accessys@smart.net> > wrote:
when I took the DoJ training back in 1992 they made it
very clear that there was going to be no accepted "Certification" for ADA,
so wonder how this sits with the DoJ position or has it changed???
and how will it relate to DoJ training courses??
Bob
On Tue, 8 Apr 2014, J. Albert Bowden wrote:
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 19:47:40 -0400
From: J. Albert Bowden <jalbertbowden@gmail.com <
mailto:jalbertbowden@gmail.com> >
To: Paul Bohman <paul.bohman@deque.com <
mailto:paul.bohman@deque.com> >
Cc: W3C WAI ig <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org <
mailto:w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> >
Subject: Re: Seeking feedback on IAAP certification
roadmap
Resent-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:48:09 +0000
Resent-From: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org <mailto:w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
does it cost money to get certified?
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Paul Bohman <
paul.bohman@deque.com <mailto:paul.bohman@deque.com> > wrote:
Cross posted request for feedback:
The International Association of Accessibility
Professionals (IAAP) needs
your feedback on our roadmap for accessibility
certification. Here is the
roadmap as it stands now:
http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=163 <
http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=163>
We are still in the early stages of designing the
certification, so your
feedback is most valuable now, before we commit to a
certain path.
Here are some questions to consider as you read the
roadmap:
1. What do you think of the roadmap overall?
2. What would you do to improve our roadmap?
3. What do you think of the *levels* of certification
outlined in the
roadmap?
4. Are there any broad *Knowledge Domains and Roles*
that we have left
off that should be included?
5. Do you like our list of *Digital Accessibility*
areas of
certification? Should we add to or subtract from this
list? (For example,
one person commented that we should add gaming to the
list.)
6. Do you like the idea of certifying for these areas
separately, in a
modular approach as we have done? (See the section on
*Referencing
IAAP Credentials* for an explanation of how this might
work)
7. Do you like the 3 year period for certification?
Would you make it
shorter (2 years) or longer (5 years)?
8. What kind of certification assessment would you
create? Keep in
mind that it has to be a valid and meaningful test of
the right kind of
competencies, it must be challenging enough that
novices could not pass it
without first studying or gaining experience, it must
be scalable (not too
burdensome to administer or grade/score the
assessment), and translatable
into other languages.
9. Once certification becomes available, do you think
you would go
through the process to become certified? Why or why
not?
10. What else should we consider as we move forward?
To give feedback, you can reply directly to this email, or
you can send an
email to the certification committee:
CC@accessibilityassociation.org <mailto:CC@accessibilityassociation.org>
Paul Bohman, PhD
Chair, IAAP Certification Committee
Director of Training
Deque Systems, Inc
www.deque.com <http://www.deque.com/>
703-225-0380, ext.121 <tel:703-225-0380%2C%20ext.121>
--
J. Albert Bowden II
jalbertbowden@gmail.com <mailto:jalbertbowden@gmail.com>
http://bowdenweb.com/ <http://bowdenweb.com/>
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