International Association of Accessibility Professionals
{{Short description|Non-profit organization advocating for accessibility and accessibility professionals}}
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|name = International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
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|formation = March 19, 2014
|headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia, US
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|leader_title = Chair
|leader_name = Mark McCusker
|membership = 5000 plus members
|website = {{URL|http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/}}
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Founded on March 19, 2014,{{cite web|title=The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), Launches This Week|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140319006507/en/International-Association-Accessibility-Professionals-IAAP-Launches-Week|website=Business Wire|date=19 March 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2017}} the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.{{cite web|title=About IAAP|url=http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=1|website=International Association of Accessibility Professionals|accessdate=19 January 2017}} The IAAP started with 38 international organizations from various global industries committed to being founding members.{{cite web|title=HiSoftware is a Founding Member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)|url=https://www.cryptzone.com/company/news-events/press-releases/hisoftware-is-a-founding-member-of-the-international-association-of-accessibility-professionals-iaap|website=Cryptzone|accessdate=16 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Accessibility | Barclays|url=https://www.home.barclays/accessibility.html|website=Barclays|accessdate=16 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=IAAP Founding Members|url=http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=146|website=International Association of Accessibility Professionals|accessdate=16 March 2017}} {{As of|2022|12|20}}, IAAP had over 5,000 professional members and over 200 organizational members representing 130 countries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=1|title=About IAAP|website=www.accessibilityassociation.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-12}} IAAP became a division of the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies ([https://www.g3ict.org/ G3ict]) in July 2016.
Conference
For the first time at the M-Enabling Summit, the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) hosted a Pre-Conference Briefing Session to kick off the 2017 conference, IAAP expanded the Summit's reach by hosting technical and organizational training tracks for accessibility professionals throughout the conference.
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/}}
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Georgia (U.S. state)
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