Origins of the Trusted Tester Course

• Section 508 Requirements and need to test – USCIS developed test checklist and DHS significantly revised to created detailed test steps and repeatable test process to train IT testers in the federal space
• W3C developed guidance for Accessibility for use throughout the IT Community - WCAG
• U.S. Access Board, charged with the federal governments approach to meeting Section 508 Requirements, adopted WCAG 2.0 level A and AA for use in the Federal Government
• DHS works with Access Board to revise the test process to align with WCAG 2.0
• DHS develops a new course to certify testers for accessibility in the federal space and opens the course free of charge to the general public.
• SSA provides resources to develop a tool for testers to use –ANDI is born