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The need for knowledge and expertise in accessibility crosses many domains and roles within those domains. In fact, accessibility impacts nearly every domain that involves products, technologies, processes, or people. Here are some of the key areas identified by Individual Professional Development Committee (IPDC). The IPDC current focus in on the Digital Technologies and we will be posting the work done in several competency knowledge domains over the next few months for your feedback. There are two fundamental questions for which we need answers: Are these the right domains (i.e., did we leave any out)? Is this the right grouping ...

IAAP is developing and implementing a professional development framework program to provide professionals working in accessibility and those interested in knowing more about accessibility the knowledge they need to ensure they have the ability to influence and implement accessibility within their organization. The framework of competencies and roles is not a class syllabus, test plan, or job description in and of itself, but has to be flexible enough to support all of these and more. It serves as the formation model for crafting certification and educational programs for members. IAAP will create training and will also be recommending outside training to gain ...