Preparing for IAAP certification with Fable Upskill

The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) offers memberships and technical certifications for people working in accessibility roles.

Fable is an IAAP Approved Certification Training Preparation Provider. You can use the Upskill courses available through your organization to study for IAAP certifications including:

Prepare for IAAP certification with Upskill

The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) offers memberships and technical certifications for people working in accessibility roles.

Fable is an IAAP Approved Certification Training Preparation Provider. You can use the Fable Upskill courses available through your organization to study for IAAP certifications including:

For more details on how Fable Upskill courses directly tie to each certification, view this page on a desktop experience.

How to qualify for IAAP certifications

To qualify for the CPACC certification, you’ll need:

  • one year of experience in accessibility, or
  • a new role with responsibilities for accessibility, or
  • to describe how you plan to incorporate accessibility into your job.

To qualify for the WAS certification, you must provide documentation that shows you’ve worked as a web accessibility specialist for at least three years. Documentation can include your resume or a job description outlining your responsibilities.

There is a fee to write an IAAP certification exam, but there are discounts for IAAP members and for people living in countries listed as United Nations Developing Economies. If you have a professional development budget at work, you can check if it will cover the exam fee.

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Preparing for CPAAC certification

The table below outlines different topics covered in Fable Upskill courses that will help you prepare for CPAAC Certification.

Course name Relevant lessons Exam topics covered
Introduction to Digital Accessibility
  • What is digital accessibility?
  • Types of assistive technology
  • Thinking about disability
  • Cultural model of disability
  • Talking about disability
  • Disability language activity
  • Screen readers
  • Screen magnifiers
  • Alternative navigation
  • Web accessibility standards
  • Examples of excellence
  • The economic opportunity
  • The social, medical, and cultural models of disability.
  • Common web accessibility barriers encountered by people with visual, auditory, and mobility disabilities.
  • How people with disabilities navigate the web using different types of assistive technology.
  • How to talk about or to people with disabilities.
  • Benefits of accessibility.
  • Accessibility principles of web accessibility.
  • Overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Accessible User Experience
  • There is no average user
  • Inclusive design
  • Inclusive design principles
  • Writing for the web
  • Describing images
  • Animation and motion
  • Using headings
  • Proximity
  • Form design
  • Inclusive design for web.
  • Strategies for applying web accessibility principles.
Accessible Web Development
  • Using a screen reader to validate code
  • Validating code with Axe
  • Methods to validate code for accessibility using automated and manual tools.
Testing Accessibility
  • What is accessibility testing?
  • Layered accessibility testing
  • Accessibility testing methods for web, including automated, manual, and user testing.
Accessible Mobile Apps (Android/iOS)
  • Android/iOS automated testing
  • Android/iOS manual testing
  • Accessibility testing methods for mobile, including automated, manual, and user testing.
Managing Accessible Products
  • Web standards
  • Other standards
  • Procurement
  • Product development life cycle
  • Testing during the product life cycle
  • Reporting on accessibility
  • Prioritizing issues
  • User stories and acceptance criteria
  • An overview of standards and laws related to digital accessibility.
  • Including accessibility in procurement processes.
  • Methods for evaluating, testing, and monitoring accessibility for digital products and platforms.

Preparing for WAS certification

The table below outlines different topics covered in Fable Upskill courses that will help you prepare for WAS Certification.

Course name Relevant lessons Exam topics covered
Introduction to Digital Accessibility
  • What is digital accessibility?
  • Types of assistive technology
  • Screen readers
  • Screen magnifiers
  • Alternative navigation
  • Web accessibility standards
  • Examples of excellence
  • How people with disabilities navigate the web using different types of assistive technology.
  • Common web accessibility issues encountered by assistive technology users.
  • Overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
  • Overview of web accessibility design principles.
Accessible User Experience
  • Using fonts
  • Describing images
  • Animation and motion
  • Using colors
  • Designing focus states
  • Using headings
  • Landmarks
  • Proximity
  • Form design
  • How to design web content that is compatible with various assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers, screen magnification, alternative navigation).
Accessible Web Development
  • Accessibility glossary
  • Headings
  • Landmarks and skip links
  • Images
  • Managing focus
  • Using tab index
  • Keyboard interactions with forms
  • Using ARIA
  • Labels and error messages
  • Accessible navigation menus
  • Links and buttons
  • Components
  • Using a screen reader to validate code
  • Validating code with Axe
  • Coding and development practices to improve web accessibility.
  • When and how to use Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA).
Testing Accessibility
  • What is accessibility testing?Layered accessibility testing
  • Keyboard testing
  • Visible focus
  • Using a screen reader for testing
  • Interactive components
  • Evaluating and prioritizing issues
  • Testing with users
  • Testing web accessibility using automated and manual methods.
  • Testing web accessibility with assistive technology users.
  • Evaluating and prioritizing accessibility issues.
Accessible Mobile Apps (Android/iOS)
  • Mobile versus web accessibility
  • Supporting landscape orientation
  • Proximity on mobile
  • Target sizes and labels
  • Mobile app interactions
  • Android/iOS controls
  • Android/iOS content
  • Android/iOS interactions
  • Android/iOS automated testing
  • Android/iOS manual testing
  • Coding and development practices to improve mobile accessibility.
  • Testing mobile accessibility using automated and manual methods.
Managing Accessible Products
  • Prioritizing issues
  • Fixing accessibility issues
  • User stories and acceptance criteria
  • Product development life cycle
  • Testing during the product life cycle
  • Reporting on accessibility
  • Prioritizing and fixing accessibility issues.
  • Methods for evaluating, testing, and monitoring accessibility for digital products and platforms.

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