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Re: How to become a DHS "Trusted Tester"?

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From: Robert Fentress
Date: Jul 17, 2017 9:01PM

Thanks, Ryan. I heard back from DHS OAST and they sent me an application.
Looks like it is available beyond DHS and even the federal government. I'm
exploring whether it might be a useful framework for ensuring the
reliability of evaluations of products that are used by peer universities
in Virginia. It would be nice if we could eliminate some of the
duplication in our testing. I do wonder, though, how useful it will be
with the move towards software as a service with rapid release cycles.

On Jul 14, 2017 5:42 PM, "Ryan E. Benson" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> It started as a DHS only certification, meaning you needed to get the Cert
> to officially test DHS systems for namely 508 compliance, and did some WCAG
> 2.0. There was some activities to get it used across all of the federal
> government, but I am not 100% sure what the status is right now, I think
> there was work generalizing it - taking out the DHS specifics and update
> the content to WCAG 2.0.
>
> I'll try to ask my POC on Monday.
>
> --
> Ryan E. Benson
>
> From: Angela French
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 13:38
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] How to become a DHS "Trusted Tester"?
>
> How about people who work for state governments?
>
> Angela French
> WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Shiva Pourgholaminejad
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:31 AM
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> Yes, you need to email OAST <EMAIL REMOVED> and inquire about
> the Trusted tester certification training program. The program will take
> about three months.
>
>
> Shiva Pourgholaminejad
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Disability Resources Center
> University of Nevada, Reno
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Robert Fentress
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 9:55 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: [WebAIM] How to become a DHS "Trusted Tester"?
>
> Is it possible for people not associated with Homeland Security to become
> certified as a "Trusted Testers" based on the Department of Homeland
> Security's (DHS) Office of Accessible Systems & Technology's (OAST) Trusted
> Tester Certification? I need to submit a budget request today and would
> like to include this in that, but I can't seem to find anyone who offers
> the training.
>
> --
> Rob Fentress
> Senior Accessibility Solutions Designer
> Assistive Technologies at Virginia Tech
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