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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Mar 30, 2019 8:00AM

You may want to get in touch with Knowbility to see if you might be
able to help them.
They host the Open Air competition annually (though you missed it for
this year) where they pair accessibility consultants with small teams
working on fixes for non profit organizations. Access U, Knowbility's
annual event was my favorite accessibility learning moment when I was
getting started. I know traveling to Austin and attending is not free,
but if you can afford it it is a great event to learn and be inspired.

The Deque curriculum is solid, I use it for my team (almost 20 of our
testers and front end developers have IAAP certifications).

On 3/30/19, John Foliot < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> +1 to Tim's suggestions.
>
> If you *really* want to do a deep dive in 'languages', look at
> JavaScript+ARIA. Well schooled and sophisticated ARIA practitioners are
> still in short supply.
>
> JF
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 7:07 PM Tim Harshbarger < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
>> Chanel,
>>
>> You will want to learn whatever languages are primarily used to develop
>> the type of digital content you are assessing. For example, for web-based
>> digital content you will want to learn HTML, CSS, and javascript.
>>
>> As far as freelancing goes, it also may be useful to perform a few free
>> assessments for some of your favorite local non-profits as a way to
>> practice and showcase your skills to prospective employers. I know the
>> last time I was looking for a job as an accessibility consultant quite a
>> few employers either asked me to perform an assessment or provide them
>> with
>> samples of my work.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>> Tim Harshbarger
>> Senior Accessibility Consultant
>> Deque Systems
>>
>>