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From: Marco Maertens
Date: Dec 3, 2010 10:18AM

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the clarification. The NFB does, however, appear to have a
process of qualifying practitioners to be "Web Accessibility Consultants
(WACs)" on the same page. Again, I have no first-hand experience with
it. There are more details on the NFB site.

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Web_accessibility_consultants.asp?SnID=1940909702

-Marco.

On 12/3/2010 09:22, Andrews, David B B (DEED) wrote:
> The NFB Non visual Certification is for websites, not individuals.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessibility training and certifications
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> Hi Marc,
>
> One that comes to mind immediately is EASI training and certification
> with the Univ. of Southern Maine:
>
> http://www.easi.cc/workshops/certificate.htm
>
>
> EASI training some twelve years ago got me started in accessibility, but
> I did not the complete the full set of classes to get the USM
> certificate. I don't think it was available then, but I'm not sure anymore.
>
> I've seen that the NFB has a Nonvisual Accessibility Web Certification,
> but I don't know much more than that.
>
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Web_accessibility_consultants.asp?SnID=1940909702
>
>
> Will you be posting the results of your information gathering?
>
> -Marco.
>
> On 12/1/2010 16:47, Marc Seguin wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I am creating a wish list of certifications and training that a person specializing in accessibility should complete. WebAIM, I believe, has training coming up in March. What else does anyone recommend or suggest avoiding? Quality matters more to me than location or costs. I appreciate any suggestions and feedback you may have.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Marc
>>
>>