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From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Date: Feb 19, 2024 6:49PM

I generally recommend CPACC is for accessibility practitioners, policy
makers or someone who manages accessibility program. For developers, I do
recommend WAS.

Regards,

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Srinivasu Chakravarthula, CPWA (2018), DHS Trusted Tester
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On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Mike,
>
> In case you haven't received an answer to your question. Both IAAP
> certifications are equally recognized. The difference between the
> certifications is the breadth and depth of knowledge it takes to get the
> certification.
>
> CPACC covers accessibility more generally. It doesn't just cover web
> accessibility. It covers things like disability, web accessibility,
> universal design, laws, and a number of other topics. It doesn't go deep
> into any specific aspect of accessibility but tries to give the student a
> good broad understanding of accessibility.
>
> WAS is very much focused on web accessibility. So it goes very deep into
> that topic. It is definitely considered the more difficult certification.
>
> The general recommendation for IAAP certifications is to take the CPACC
> first to get a general grounding in accessibility. Then take one of the
> other certifications that focus on a specific aspect of accessibility like
> WAS.
>
> Because of this general recommendation, you will find a lot more people
> with CPACC's than WAS certifcations. Because CPACC is more general, it
> tends to appear on more job descriptions than WAS which would really only
> apply to certain types of web development work.
>
> I hope that helps!
>
> Thanks!
> Tim
>
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