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Categories for Regulatory Power The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Testing Accommodations July 11, 2017  | By Dustin Shullick |  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to fairly compete for and pursue... View Article Who Accredits the Accreditor? April 20, 2017  | By Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D. |  Who accredits the accreditor? I was just recently asked this question.  To answer this question, we must go back and... View Article Intellectual Property Protection for Certification Organizations February 22, 2017  | By Professional Testing |  By Richard Bar, Esq., Partner, GKG Law Credentialing organizations have unique intellectual property issues that do not apply to other... View Article ISO/IEC 17024 Implementation Around the World October 6, 2016  | By Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D. |  ISO/IEC 17024: Conformity Assessment – General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons was originally published by the International Organization... View Article Designing a Test with Accessibility in Mind March 30, 2016  | By Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. |  Testing organizations have a legal obligation to provide a broad range of test accommodations, based on the 2008 amendment to... View Article Finding the Right Consultant for Accreditation March 23, 2016  | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |  Certification bodies (CBs) seek third-party accreditation[i] for various reasons, among them: evidence that the CB is meeting an independent third-party... View Article Senate Hearings Hammer Licensing March 16, 2016  | By David Cox |  In his 1966 book “The Psychology of Science” Abraham Maslow quoted “If your only tool is a hammer then every... View Article Good News about Third-Party Owned Personnel Schemes February 25, 2016  | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |  Here is some good news. Recently the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced its approval of four Better Buildings Workforce... View Article International Standards Organizations: Defining ISO February 10, 2016  | By Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D. |  Professional certification bodies can do more than demonstrate conformity to international standards for the certification of persons. They can get... View Article Debunking a Few Myths About Certification February 4, 2016  | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |  “Many people take offense when the narratives they believe to be true are called myths,” Wikipedia explains. “This usage is... View Article