I already QA websites for an animal rights organization and have included accessibility testing, mainly keyboard navigation. I was told 508 certification is the way to go to get higher paying jobs. Of course, learning on the job is how I’ve learned everything so far. More to learn. I would like to start part time while keeping my full time job. It’s remote. I already know html as I went back to school in 2002 and learned how to build content specific websites from scratch. Content specific meaning a focus on information with some design. If I self train, I could get good paying jobs? Does the WCAG course open up better opportunities for me? Lastly, does ADA include mental illness as a disability?
Hi Eric, Section 508 / DHS Trusted Tester certification is another nice document. As for higher paying jobs, it depends on the job, but I can definitely see Trusted Tester helping. On self-training, jobs will want to see some experience / tangible evidence of your skills/knowledge carrying over into practice. Knowledge of WCAG is essential to any opportunity. The WCAG Course helps by making learning WCAG easier. The more times you go through the success criteria, the better they will stick. Once you learn WCAG, then you want to advance to where you can apply the knowledge in practice. As for does the ADA include mental illness, here's the relevant paragraph from ADA.gov: An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.
@@ericsilberstein667 Whenever digital accessibility is in play, WCAG inevitably comes up. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are technical standards for web accessibility, so some success criteria aren't applicable to non-web assets, but the principles in WCAG still carry forward. There are other accessibility standards and laws with additional considerations, but when it comes to digital accessibility, WCAG is so sound we still see wholesale corporation or many of the same/similar success criteria show up. Section 508 is a law that contains technical standards for accessibility that incorporate WCAG. EN 301 549 is a technical standard that adopts WCAG. However, Section 508 and EN 301 549 are different / go beyond WCAG so think of WCAG as essential foundational knowledge, but know there is still more to the various standards / laws that include standards.
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Thanks so much, Ana.
I already QA websites for an animal rights organization and have included accessibility testing, mainly keyboard navigation.
I was told 508 certification is the way to go to get higher paying jobs.
Of course, learning on the job is how I’ve learned everything so far. More to learn.
I would like to start part time while keeping my full time job. It’s remote.
I already know html as I went back to school in 2002 and learned how to build content specific websites from scratch. Content specific meaning a focus on information with some design.
If I self train, I could get good paying jobs?
Does the WCAG course open up better opportunities for me?
Lastly, does ADA include mental illness as a disability?
Hi Eric,
Section 508 / DHS Trusted Tester certification is another nice document. As for higher paying jobs, it depends on the job, but I can definitely see Trusted Tester helping.
On self-training, jobs will want to see some experience / tangible evidence of your skills/knowledge carrying over into practice.
Knowledge of WCAG is essential to any opportunity. The WCAG Course helps by making learning WCAG easier. The more times you go through the success criteria, the better they will stick. Once you learn WCAG, then you want to advance to where you can apply the knowledge in practice.
As for does the ADA include mental illness, here's the relevant paragraph from ADA.gov: An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.
@ Thank you. 😊
@@adabook It seems WCAG covers everything, including 508.
These standards are the standards in which all others have based theirs after, correct?
@@ericsilberstein667 Whenever digital accessibility is in play, WCAG inevitably comes up. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are technical standards for web accessibility, so some success criteria aren't applicable to non-web assets, but the principles in WCAG still carry forward. There are other accessibility standards and laws with additional considerations, but when it comes to digital accessibility, WCAG is so sound we still see wholesale corporation or many of the same/similar success criteria show up. Section 508 is a law that contains technical standards for accessibility that incorporate WCAG. EN 301 549 is a technical standard that adopts WCAG. However, Section 508 and EN 301 549 are different / go beyond WCAG so think of WCAG as essential foundational knowledge, but know there is still more to the various standards / laws that include standards.
@@ericsilberstein667 You're welcome.