Category Archives: Professional
Page 1 of 2Has IAAP gotten itself sorted?
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed a recent Tweetstorm about IAAP and their certification(s). I’ve been rather open on my opinions about certification, in general. Despite having a handful of certifications myself, my observations on IAAP and their certification were that any certifications around accessibility must be rigorous, fair, reliable, defensible, …
Accessibility Business Case: Spending your money intelligently
Frequent readers know I write a lot about the business case for accessibility. In fact, 5 years ago I published a series of posts called Chasing the accessibility business case. The first post in the series outlined the core considerations for building a business case. In general, the value of an effective business case should …
5 talks in 6 days in 3 countries starting this Saturday
Holy cow. I can’t believe it. Tomorrow I start a trip that has been several weeks in the making. Now that it is around the corner I’m both excited and anxious! Even more, I’m truly humbled that such a trip is even possible. Each of these events are open to the public. If you’re in …
On Certification
At CSUN 2012, the ATIA, Microsoft, and other companies laid forth a proposal plan to create a professional organization around the Accessibility profession. Among the topics of discussion on that day was certification. The next day I posed the question on this blog What does it take to call yourself an accessibility expert?. Cyndi Rowland …
The Tribe Wants You
Coming out of the CSUN Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, there’s generally a flurry of post-conference blog posts and inspired discussions. One that sticks out for me are John Foliot’s comments in his CSUN 2012 Recap. CSUN is, by far, the largest conference in the ICT Accessibility industry and its placement in the …
What does it take to call yourself an accessibility expert?
Yesterday, February 28, 2012, the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) hosted an event titled Taking Accessibility Mainstream: Making the Case for an International Society of Accessibility Professionals as an all-day pre-conference session as part of CSUN. The context for this event is as follows: This forum is intended to bring focus to the needs of …