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From: Ron
Date: Sep 11, 2015 3:46PM

I think part of the issue here is who the actual target audience is, it has
never been clearly communicated. Paul's responses helped me to develop
context, but my concern is that his understanding may not be universal
throughout the organization. I recently received an email from one of your
members that told me that the IAAP would solve a 15 year old issue. BS I
know better.

Both I and Gregg Vanderheiden brought this up early on in the development
of the IAAP. Claims have been continually made about the IHE space was
included In the development of the organization but that was never a
reality. In fact if I remember right we both recommended at CSUN that you
do not do this.

Also suspect is the organization you have chosen to align yourself, ATIA
has never had a good track record and now we find that they are now
reinventing themselves to be the IAAP. They are now your backend but their
track record has been proven to be more self serving than anything else.

Just some thoughts, you want credibility align youselves with trusted
organizations, do not try to reinvent yourself to to be something you do
not have the capacity to be. Be clear about what you are about, and do not
think the pay to play model will get you any traction in the real world.

I do not intend to be harsh, but I am tired of getting several emails a
week about the IAAP and how they are going to solve the problems in this
space. True progress will only be made if we work together,

Ron Stewart

On Friday, September 11, 2015, Paul Bohman < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Thanks for your question Dave. You do actually fit the description of who
> should be certified. Here's what I said:
>
> "Our target audience is designers, developers, and engineers (and the
> people who manage them, or who test the quality of their output)."
>
> You would fit into the last part of what I said: "people who... test the
> quality of their output." In other words, people who test web sites for
> accessibility are very much in the target audience because they are testing
> the quality of the output created by designers, developers, and engineers.
>
>
>
>
> Paul Bohman, PhD
> Director of Training, Deque Systems, Inc
> 703-225-0380, ext.121
> https://DequeUniversity.com
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 4:30 PM, Dave Bahr < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I guess I'm a little confused. I had joined the IAAP in hopes of
> > understanding more about certification and it's ongoing progress.
> However,
> > I
> > was under the impression that it was being designed for people such as
> > myself who are totally blind and interested in testing websites/software
> > for
> > accessibility. According to your description below, this is not to be the
> > case? This begs the question, if I wantto be certified as some sort of
> > accessibility specialist who has a disability, where would I look?that's
> > why
> > I posted what I did on the community foruma few weeks back.I feel like I
> > have the passion and some of the knowledge necessary for understanding
> > accessibility, but I will be the first to admit that I need help in
> > acquiring more skills and suitable credentials. so… Where do I go and
> what
> > do I do?
> > Thanks, Dave
> >
> >