This course offers a comprehensive foundation in digital accessibility. It will help you understand, evaluate, and support accessibility practices across your team and projects. You will learn how to:
There are no pre-requisites for this course. This course is a prerequisite for those interested in taking the Accessible Design, Accessible Development, and / or Accessible Testing courses.
This course is ideal for anyone involved in creating or managing digital products and services, including:
Susana, CPWA, is a recognized digital accessibility professional with over a decade of experience, combining a technical and human-centered approach to building more accessible and inclusive digital environments. She has worked as a consultant for more than 20 Fortune 500 companies, contributing to the development of accessible solutions, inclusive product design, and training specialized accessibility teams.
Jaunita, CPWA, ADS is an internationally-recognized digital accessibility leader with over 7 years of specialized expertise and 12 years of program management experience. As the Head of Technical Accessibility at Navy Federal Credit Union, she leads a team of 12 employees and oversees an Accessibility Task Force of 55+ volunteers while championing enterprise-wide accessibility initiatives.
This training was reviewed by the following individuals, whose expertise and feedback were invaluable:
No, the course is free for active IAAP Members. Please contact iaapsupport@accessibilityassociation.org to be enrolled. Each IAAP member is eligible to take the course once. The course can not be reset, but learners are welcome to review the material as many times as they like while enrolled.
The course is self-paced, providing you with the flexibility to learn at your own pace, on your own schedule. The course will take about 5 hours to complete start to finish. Once enrolled, you will have one year to complete the course and receive your Certification of Completion.
Yes, if you currently hold the CPACC IAAP Certification this course could be used to earn up to 6 CAECs. If you complete this course prior to sitting for your exam, CAECs will not be awarded.
To receive a Digital Knowledge Badge, you are invited to take the Fundamentals of Digital Accessibility knowledge base test at the “Test Your Knowledge Website.” You must pass with an overall grade of 85% to be eligible for a Digital Knowledge Badge. The test costs US$ 25 for IAAP members and US$ 50 for professionals referred to us by our training partners.
Please send a detailed e-mail to iaapsupport@accessibilityassociation.org outlining the issue you have found in the course. Our team will work as quickly as possible to have it resolved. The course discussion boards are not regularly monitored, so adding issues there will not prompt a quick response.
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