IAAP and Fundación ONCE Launches a Spanish Chapter for Accessibility Professionals
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), a division of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) and Fundación ONCE has announced the launch of an IAAP Spanish Chapter for Accessibility Professionals.
ATLANTA (April 07, 2021) —
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), a division of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) and Fundación ONCE has announced the launch of an IAAP Spanish Chapter for Accessibility Professionals.
"The global Accessibility Professional community just received a gift by our new partnership with Fundación ONCE," Christopher Lee, Ph.D., IAAP Managing Director. Fundación ONCE established in 1988 to provide professional training and employment, to eliminate architectural, urban and communication barriers, and to promote digital solidarity, web-based services for people with all disabilities.
The Spanish Chapter will provide accessibility professionals, who support equal access in both the built and digital environments by promoting and offering professional certification, education, and networking opportunities. The 2021 goal of the IAAP Spanish Chapter is to work towards the translation of the IAAP certifications into Spanish.
"At Fundación ONCE we consider that accessibility and design for all are key elements for the achievement of the full inclusion of persons with disabilities. With the launch the Spanish Chapter of the IAAP we are taking an important step towards a more just and supportive society," said José Luis Martínez Donoso, CEO of Fundación ONCE.
The Chapter will also serve as a global Spanish-language center for other Spanish-speaking countries, thus supporting the expanding network of IAAP members and certification holders.
About IAAP
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), a Division of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) is a not-for-profit membership-based organization for individuals and organizations that are focused on accessibility. IAAP’s mission is to define, promote and improve the accessibility profession globally through certification, education, and networking to enable the creation of accessible products, content, and services with the objective is to help accessibility professionals develop and advance their careers and to support organizations integrate accessibility into their services, products, and infrastructure. To learn more about IAAP global United in Accessibility movement visit the IAAP website.
About Fundación ONCE
Since its founding in 1988, Fundación ONCE’s mission has been to foster the labor inclusion for persons with disabilities through the development of training and employment programs, and to advance universal accessibility by promoting the development of accessible environments, products and services.
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For more information contact Sam Sundermann, Program Assistant, IAAP, at samsundermann@accessibilityassociation.org