Access For Learning Community
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Type | Corporation (not-for-profit)[1] |
| Location |
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| Website | a4l |
Access for Learning Community, or A4L, is a global, not-for-profit corporation which supports the use of standards by schools, districts, states, countries, and education vendors. It has regional chapters in the US, UK, AU, and New Zealand.
It was formerly known as the Schools Interoperability Framework Association, or SIFA. The name was changed in May 2015.[3][4]
A4L members collaborate on a variety of technical standards sometimes collectively known as the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF). A4L publishes these standards.[5]
The organization includes more than 1000 members as of 2015.
History
A4L was founded as a working group for the Schools Interoperability Framework in 1997 by vendors with the support of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). In April 2003, SIFA was incorporated with it.[6] On May 20, 2015 the name of the organization was changed to the Access For Learning Community.
See also
References
- ^ SIF Trademark License Agreement Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TESS
- ^ "Introducing the A4L Community" (PDF) (Press release). May 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-19. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "SIF Association Remakes Itself". The Journal. June 2, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "SIF Certification". Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Schools Interoperability Framework to Incorporate As Separate Non-Profit Entity". PR Newswire (Press release). Cision. April 24, 2003. Retrieved December 20, 2017 – via archive.is.
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