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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Nov 7, 2022 11:44AM

Software tester...
— UX design courses will help you diagnose and correct poor user interface design. Several colleges have courses in this topic.

— If the software will open document files (Word, PPT, PDF, Xslx, etc.) and the user will interact with them, then learn what makes a document accessible. In the PDF/UA standards, this is called "PDF Processor." Any full course on making accessible documents is good, but you won't learn enough in a short conference session nor in a crammed boot-camp. Look for a full course.

— If the software will create document files, same deal, but this is called "PDF Producer" in the standards. You'll need to study the PDF standards, ISO 32000 for basic PDF producing, and ISO 14289 for PDF/UA accessible PDFs.

— If it will process audio/video clips, then learn how various forms of captioning work. WGBH's introductory info is good, as well as webinars from 3Play Media.

— If it will process animations and 3D animations, then UX for user controls of animations. (Ha ha, I'm in the ISO committee meeting for PDF animation standards right now...the topic is on my mind!)

— And as a software tester myself, I've found it very helpful to study the SDKs (software development kits) for the various operating systems (both standard and mobile) and for the software program itself, if one is available.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Clark < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 12:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessibility training courses

I am a software tester.


On 11/7/22, <EMAIL REMOVED> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> It depends on which part of the accessibility industry you're in, such
> as websites, documents, apps, audio / video media, government, or academia.
> Although there's a lot of common concepts among those areas, they also
> are vastly different.
>
> Is it time to acquire knowledge in one of those other areas?
>
> A good place to get a smorgasbord of ideas is at next week's Accessing
> Higher Ground conference. https://accessinghigherground.org/ This
> year it will be an in-person conference with virtual attendance for
> some sessions, so it's not too late to register and attend. A couple
> of quick sessions might spark ideas of what you'd like to study next.
>
> I've been in the accessibility field for more than 25 years and I
> always learn many new things, techniques or ideas at the AHG
> conference. (And I'm always proud to be accepted to present there,
> too.)
>
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> Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Trainer | <EMAIL REMOVED>
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> PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting '
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Nathan Clark
> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 11:13 AM
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> Subject: [WebAIM] accessibility training courses
>
> Dear list,
>
>
> I am always looking for ways to find more skills and knowledge
> regarding digital accessibility to improve my skills. However the
> places that I normally go to don't really seem to have new and
> different courses for accessibility as I have taken all of their
> courses. Where do most people go to take and find courses? What
> organizations or websites do most people go to find training courses?
> Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
> Nathan Clark
>
>
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