The Handoff helps design graduates bridge that gap between finishing from their bootcamp and landing their first offer, and also gives them the tools necessary to succeed in their first job as well.
Thanks for uploading this. It was a good listen to while at the gym. I take the CPACC tomorrow morning. Quick question about WAS, as a designer…how difficult do you feel the WAS was for you to take? Isn’t it more geared towards devs?
Thanks for uploading this. It was a good listen to while at the gym. I take the CPACC tomorrow morning. Quick question about WAS, as a designer…how difficult do you feel the WAS was for you to take? Isn’t it more geared towards devs?
Hope your CPACC exam went well! For the WAS, it would definitely be difficult for someone who doesn't know code to take it as it requires basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript, but I worked as an engineer in a previous life so it just required a few hours to brush up to get up to speed.
Wanted to let you know that I found this video super helpful. I'm planning on taking the test and this provided a nice overview of what to expect. And as a visual learner, I'd much rather watch a 1.5 hr video about it than read so thanks so much!!! Have already passed it around to others on my team :)
Thanks! Definitely still refer to the resources on the site though. I tried to make it comprehensive but it's hard to cover all these topics comprehensively in a short 1.5 hour video.
Absolutely legendary study guide my friend, thank you for such a powerful resource for Accessibility Professionals! I am a full-time audio describer and arts accessibility specialist in Chicago, and I'm pursuing the CPACC in order to better serve my clients and the disability community at large. Your video is a great starting place on my journey. I'll be sure to report back after I take the test this fall!
Hi, I'm fresh out of high school and want to get into the UX/UI design field. I was thinking of getting a degree in marketing while also spending time learning design skills on my own through things like bootcamps and RU-vid tutorials. I would also make some of my electives in some of the fields you mentioned. Does that make sense to do?
Derek, this is really well laid out and presented. I am a colorblind front-end web dev, so have always kept accessibility at the forefront of my work. I helped establish accessibility standards at my past couple of jobs. Like you, I am taking the CPACC because I wish to broaden my knowledge and help others I work with become more aware and work accessibility into their routine. Thank you for posting this super helpful resource!
As a junior designer this helped me so much! I have been struggling in my job search especially articulating in what values I brought in, especially without metrics, and this made me feel a but more confident!
I'm an Architect based out of India by profession, I'm totally fed up with my job and I'd like to switch to UX, do you recommend master's program and can i be able to land a job in US as an entry level designer with good project's and a worthy portfolio and no experience in UX before.
Derek - you are a gifted speaker / presenter - in that your explanations are extremely simple, clear, and easy to understand. I look forward to other videos.
I wrote this past Monday. I had just over an hours drive to the test centre. I streamed this while on my way and found it actually calmed me as it was confirming I knew certain things. Additionally, you had mentioned one item I had not previously come across and something similar was on my exam. Thanks for that one! Feeling confident but hating the wait to know for sure!!
After months of hard work and dedication, I am proud to say that I have finally achieved IAAP CPACC (Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies) certification. It was a long and difficult journey, but I am so proud of my accomplishment. All of the late nights studying and the hard work that I put in has paid off, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to have achieved this. My study approach was: Utilizing Deque University's full study material for CPACC certification. I purchased the material and used it extensively. I read through the whole Body of Knowledge (BoK), outline, and sample questions provided by Accessibility Association as well. I created approximately 400 flash cards and used them extensively. Finally I went through the linked materials available through the Deque course as well as the Body of Knowledge (BoK) to have a good understanding.
Thank you for this helpful video! Can I put the certification from the Deque University CPACC Certification on my LinkedIn? This may be a silly question but here it goes. Is the Deque University course legit? Are there any other courses on disability inclusion/accessibility you would recommend that are similar to the Deque course? (Must be able to put them on my LinkedIn). Thank you!
Thank you for putting this together. I had been really confused by the other explanations of Universal Design and differences between Equitable Use and Perceptible information, as in my mind, they are so connected - but this really helped me understand what I was missing. I'm sitting for my certification soon and using your video to reinforce my learning - love it! Thank you again!
Thanks! Great video, really informative. For a translator with a background in media accessibility and an interest in digital accessibility would you recommend taking these tests?
re: 45:34 "Accessibility improves SEO because search engines want content to be accessible" Do you have a source for this? My understanding is that the main reason accessibility practices improve SEO is that the same markup that allows AT to parse a webpage's structure and content also allows search engine crawlers to parse the page's structure and content.
Here's the article from WebAIM that I was referencing - webaim.org/blog/web-accessibility-and-seo/ I believe as of 2023, it's not a specific criteria that search engines are looking for, but rather, there's significant enough of an overlap that good accessibility practices might be baked into the underlying algorithm.
thank you for including abobe portfolio on your lust. I switched over from the cult of squarespace, where the access to tutorials is really only promoted within the squarespace designer circle. And Adobe portfolio was already included in my plan. Thank you again!
Thanks so much for putting this video together! I'm putting together a proposal to my employer on why this set of certifications is useful for my role; have you looked at the accessible document specialist certification? Now that this was a year ago how did it all pay off for you?
Am I able to get into UX/UI with a graphic design degree??? One of the classes required for the degree is a UX class , or are there any other classes I neeed?
I have always struggled with finding out what I would want to major in. Lately I have been extremely stressed because I am now a senior in high school and need to apply to colleges. I know I can apply "undecided" but it puts me at a big disadvantage. In order to avoid this, I have been doing a lot of research in different categories and ultimately came down to two things I would consider majoring in: computer science and design. However, most jobs related to these things did not seem to catch my attention until I came across the words "UX Designer". I had never heard of the term before but it made my spirits rise once I learned more about it. This video really helped me figure out the steps I need to take in order to become a UX Designer. I know it may seem like a rushed decision but it feels right to me. The good part about it is, I can major in computer science or design and if I change my mind I don't need to go down the UX/ UI Design career path. Thank you for explaining the different majors because most videos about UX Design do not mention this!
