CPACC Preparation and Resources

100 Hours of A11Y

I spent about one hundred hours studying to become a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies with the International Association of Accessibility Professionals from November 12 of 2024 to February 6 of 2025.

This section of my website, which houses over fifty thousand words of notes, quizzes, reflections, and mnemonics will hopefully be useful to you, a prospective test-taker.

Please see the disclaimers I have before utilizing any of the resources on this site.

Information

• Final Reflection. I reflect on the exam and the motivation, confidence, and heartbreak the preparation experience brought me. I also critique the Body of Knowledge.
• My Study Method. Includes a list of facts that I memorized, resources I utilized, notes on the methodology used in constructing this blog, and a readiness assessment
• Logistical Details. I explain in detail the process of registering and taking the exam. This is the article I wish I had as a person I with mega testing anxiety.

Tools

• Flashcard Game. This has 34 multiple choice questions that I've written out by hand.
• Demographics Game. This tests all of the figures listed in the Body of Knowledge in an interactive multiple-choice format.
• All Legislation. As it says on the tin, all legislation from Domain 3 listed on a single page. There's pretty colours, and the information is presented in different ways to aid memorization!

Study Notes

Please use my study notes alongside the Body of Knowledge, and not as a replacement for it.

Domain One: Disability and Assistive Technology

• A. Models of Disability
• B. Disability Types/C. Adaptive Strategies
  1. Disability Types
  2. Visual Disabilities
  3. Auditory Disabilities
  4. Speech and Language Disabilities
  5. DeafBlindness
  6. Mobility Disabilities
  7. Cognitive Disabilities
  8. Seizure Disabilities
  9. Psychological Disabilities
  10. Multiple/Complex Disabilities
• D. Disability Demographics
• E. Disability Etiquette

Domain Two: Accessibility and Universal Design

• A. Accommodations vs UD
• B. Benefits of Accessibility
• C. Web Accessibility
• D. Built Environment Accessibility
• E. Principles of UD
• F. Principles of UD for Learning
• G. Usability and UX

Domain Three: Laws, Standards, Management

• A. International Level
  1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  2. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  3. Treaty of Marrakesh
• B. Regional Level
• C. National/Provincial Levels
• D. Domain Level
• E. Regulations and ICT
• F. Organizational Level

Further Reading

If you've completed Domains 1, 2, and 3, the work isn't over. The back of the BoK features a list of additional readings. I went through all of them and made notes. Read along with me! Further Readings Notes.

Important Disclaimers

I created this portal prior to taking the exam on February 6. Here's what I edited after taking the exam:

• Spelling and grammar fixes for all posts.
• 'Logistics' article.
• Interactivity for Legislation page.
• Reflection page.

The multiple choice questions hosted on this study guide were written entirely by me with no knowledge of what the actual exam contained. They are not official exam questions and any resemblance to the actual test questions is purely incidental.

There may be erroneous information presented in this study guide. Always refer to the BoK for accurate information.

The legal information presented in some sections of this study guide is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as authorized legal advice

The medical information presented in some sections of this study guide is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as authorized medical advice

Credits

• 2025-02-14 Thanks to u/Sproketz on Reddit for pointing out an unnecessarily confusingly worded question, as well as a mistake in the Flashcard Game!
• 2025-02-14 Thanks to u/Quidditywiki on Reddit for pointing out some broken anchor links!

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Please feel no obligation.

Get In Touch

If you have feedback, or just want to chat for whatever reason, reach out to me on Mastodon. I'm also on the A11Y slack (you can find me by scrolling through posts on #cpacc-study-group, I'll be recognizable). DMs are open.