February 12, 2026 By CDHD Sukha Worob: IAAP Certified Accessible Document Specialist Our own Sukha Worob, ITC Coordinator and Senior Instructional Designer, recently achieved his certification as an Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). He joins the ranks of just 222 Accessible Document Specialists in the world. The certification is highly relevant to his role with the Idaho Training Clearinghouse, where he works on the digital accessibility of a large online library of resources. This includes a considerable number of electronic documents. “My role involves both internal and external support. Days are spent reviewing our public facing web content for accessibility and training our staff on best content creation practices to ensure the products we provide are as accessible as possible,” Sukha said. The IAAP certification defines what professionals are expected to know when creating electronic documents that meet accessibility standards. It helps to ensure consistency and quality in document accessibility work on a global scale. Achieving this certification was no small feat, requiring a solid combination of hands-on experience and knowledge of structural elements, WCAG 2.1, remediation tools, accessibility checkers, and more. Additionally, Sukha had to demonstrate a minimum of 1-2 years of experience in accessible document authoring and remediation, as well as training, policy and advocacy of accessible document solutions. He also completed a 75-question closed-book exam. “The Accessible Document Specialist certification does not change the day-to-day work, but it does provide a baseline validation that allows for ease in conversations and comfort surrounding the methods we employ to ensure we are working towards a more accessible digital world.” In order to maintain his IAAP ADS certification, Sukha must continue to learn about and uphold accessibility practices by completing 35 continuing accessibility education credits every three years. These credits must be directly related to creating, remediating, auditing, testing and planning accessible documents as well as training and policy work around document accessibility. Congratulations, Sukha, on this incredible achievement! It’s another example of going above and beyond to uphold the CDHD’s mission of providing exemplary and innovative education, outreach and service to those we serve.