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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Nov 1, 2018 10:08AM

I would add that if their resumes themselves were not constructed to be
accessible, this would be a red flag.

Cheers, Karen

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Birkir R. Gunnarsson
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A quick first step is to check whether their application contains the word
'accessibility'.
Believe it or not, when I posted for a position I received over 20
applications, more than half of them listed a lot of qualifications but did
not mention the word "accessibility" at all. I instantly threw them out.
I think it is a reasonable first step to screening applicants (I glanced at
everything I got, but noted that for future I could save myself a lot of
work by just doing a word search for "accessibility").
In your job description indicate you want someone with accessibility
background, maybe specify 1 to 3 or 3 to 5 years or whatever.
I think you could require IAAP certification (either CPACC or WAS or both
depending on the type of position you are posting). IAAP as over
500 people with this certification by now (you can see the list on their
website). If that takes your application from too many to 0 you may have to
relax and say that candidae should be familiar with the IAAP certification
body of knowledge for the topic.

I created a pretty detailed test for my candidates that I sprung on the ones
who made it for an onsite interview, try to mix labeling, images, language
and a couple of ARIA things to gauge their knowledge.
-B




On 11/1/18, Karlen Communications < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Here in Ontario Canada, we have an Accessible Media Production
> Certificate Program at Mohawk College in Hamilton Ontario. I'm in the
> process of sending out information on it and have included information
> on it in this post as something to look for in the future as we
> graduate more students with these skills. January will be our second
> cohort.
>
> I know that Telus, a Canadian cell/ISP provider now requires web
> developers to demonstrate their skill in accessible web design and you
> might find something on their website. They did a presentation on this
> at the University of Guelph Accessibility Conference two years ago.
> https://www.telus.com/en/ and
> https://opened.uoguelph.ca/student-resources/Accessibility-Conference
> which is the page for this year's conference (in case anyone wants to
> bookmark it for next year). I'm not sure if past presentations are
> available, but you might be able to contact either Telus or the
> conference organizers for the Tellus presentation.
>
> Accessible Media Production Certificate Mohawk College Hamilton
> Ontario
>
> If you live in the Hamilton Ontario Canada area and want to earn a
> certificate in accessible media production, the new cohort begins in
> January! You'll learn about the Accessibility for Ontarians with
> Disabilities Act, Types of disability, types of adaptive technology,
> how to create captioned video, accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF
> documents/PDF forms and participate in a Capstone project bringing all
> your knowledge together.
>
> This is a great professional development opportunity or a great
> starting point for creating your own business in the field of
> accessible digital content.
>
> Courses are taught by leaders in the field of accessible digital
> content including Rob Harvie (Captioned Video), Karen McCall
> (Accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF), Web Accessibility (Sandi
> Gauder), Adam Spencer (Entrepreneurship), Mary Neilans (Inclusive
> Writing), Jennifer Curry Jahnke (Accessibility Legislation) and Lianne
Fisher (Diversity Perspectives).
>
> Learn more at
> https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/graduate-studies/accessible-medi
> a-prod
> uction-390
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
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> The IAAP Web Accessiblity Specialist credential may be useful - but
> there are many who have not yet taken the exam or some that may not
> have even heard of it. The exam has a body of
> knowledge<https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/wascertification>
> they have determined to be relevant that may be of interest.
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> I am looking for a method to help screen candidates. Is there any good
> resources on the web that i can use to test individuals for web
> accessibility skill sets? I am getting a lot of people applying, but i
> am unsure if these individuals truly know web accessibility
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