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From: glen walker
Date: Nov 8, 2022 1:42PM

I'm not sure we can answer that for you. It's a personal choice. If you
are actively looking for an accessibility job and you keep getting turned
down because you're not certified, then perhaps you should. If you are
currently employed doing accessibility work and just want to be certified
"for fun", then maybe. If your employer pays for the exam, then why not.

https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/prepareforwas

Studying the body of knowledge (BOK) is certainly good but rote
memorization won't be helpful. You need to get practical experience and
practice. There are a lot of people on this list that are willing to
help. If you have questions about the BOK, feel free to post here.

If you're an IAAP member, then there are study groups for the exams in the
IAAP community forums. If you're not an IAAP member, I suspect there are
lots of people on this list that might want to get certified so you could
potentially set up your own study group.

On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 11:19 AM Nathan Clark < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> 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
>
>