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From: Nathan Clark
Date: Nov 8, 2022 11:19AM

Should I take the WAS certification or should I just study the Body of
Knowledge and Deque University related courses for the WAS?

Thanks
Sincerely,
Nathan Clark




On 11/8/22, glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I agree with Steve that many (most?) companies, even some accessibility
> testing companies, don't know how to evaluate a potential candidate so they
> rely on a person having a certification to help with that process. I've
> known really good accessibility testers that don't have a certification and
> conversely, unfortunately, I've known testers that aren't very good that
> have a certification.
>
> The process of getting certified will probably help you. That is, studying
> the "body of knowledge" documents on the IAAP website can help you learn.
>
> Frankly, the only reason I got certified was because companies that didn't
> know about accessibility were making it a requirement to be certified in
> order to get an interview. I got tired of explaining my real world
> experience rather than the answers on an exam in order to get an
> interview. I studied for the CPACC because there's a lot of good general
> information there but I'm a little embarrassed to say I did not study for
> the WAS. I was relying on my practical experience to pass the exam (which
> worked for me).
> > > > >


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