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title: WAS Body of Knowledge Document
tags:
  - iaap
  - was
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created: 2024-08-09, 12:22
updated: 2024-08-09 14:00
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# WAS Body of Knowledge Document


## 1 Creating Accessible Content
### 1.1 Understand and interpret accessibility specifications and techniques
#### 1.1.1. Overview

#### 1.1.2. The W3C

#### 1.1.3. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2

#### 1.1.4. W3C overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

#### 1.1.5. WCAG Versioning

#### 1.1.6. Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.1

#### 1.1.7. Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0

#### 1.1.8. Normative versus non-normative documents


### 1.2 Create accessible JavaScript, AJAX, and interactive content
#### 1.2.1. Support for JavaScript in accessibility APIs and assistive technologies

#### 1.2.2. Study topics related to JavaScript, AJAX, and Interactive Content


### 1.3 Integrate accessibility into the quality assurance process
#### 1.3.1. Study topics related to accessibility quality assurance


### 1.4 Choose well-supported accessibility techniques
#### 1.4.1. Study topics related to accessibility support


### 1.5 Create interactive controls/widgets (standard or custom) based on accessibility best practices
#### 1.5.1. Study topics related to interactive controls/widgets


### 1.6 Create accessible single-page applications (SPA)
#### 1.6.1. Study topics related to single-page applications


### 1.7 Create web content that is compatible with the strategies used by persons with disabilities to access web content
#### 1.7.1. Vision

#### 1.7.2. Blind users

#### 1.7.3. Blind users with a touch screen

#### 1.7.4. Screen reader and browser combinations

#### 1.7.5. Recommended combinations to guarantee better compatibility

#### 1.7.6. Screen reader considerations

#### 1.7.7. Low vision users

#### 1.7.8. Reading

#### 1.7.9. Cognition

#### 1.7.10. Motor

#### 1.7.11. Hearing 


## 2 Identify accessibility issues/problems

### 2.1 Identify interoperability and compatibility issues
#### 2.1.1. Study topics related to strategies used by people with disabilities

#### 2.1.2. Keyboard accessibility

#### 2.1.3. Touch device accessibility


### 2.2 Determine conformance to accessibility specifications based on accessibility issues found
#### 2.2.1. Identify the success criterion for every accessibility failure

#### 2.2.2. Differentiate between WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1

#### 2.2.3. Distinguish between failures (of success criteria) from optional best practices

#### 2.2.4. Study topics related to determining the level of conformance to accessibility specifications


### 2.3 Test with assistive technologies
#### 2.3.1. Study topics related to testing with assistive technologies


### 2.4 Test for end-user impact
#### 2.4.1. Study topics related to testing the end-user impact


### 2.5 Use accessibility testing tools effectively
#### 2.5.1. Automated Testing

#### 2.5.2. Manual Testing Tools

#### 2.5.3. Study topics related to accessibility testing tools


## 3 Remediate (fix) accessibility issues

### 3.1 Prioritise accessibility issues based on level of severity
#### 3.1.1. Study topics related to prioritizing accessibility issues based on the level of severity

### 3.2 Recommend strategies and/or techniques for fixing accessibility issues
#### 3.2.1. Study topics related to recommending strategies and/or techniques for fixing accessibility issues