Access For Learning Community

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Access For Learning Community
Founded1997
Type Corporation (not-for-profit) [1]
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Website a4l.org

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.

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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.

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References

  1. ↑ SIF Trademark License Agreement Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ TESS
  3. ↑ "Introducing the A4L Community" (PDF) (Press release). May 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-19. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "SIF Association Remakes Itself". The Journal. June 2, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "SIF Certification". Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  6. ↑ "Schools Interoperability Framework to Incorporate As Separate Non-Profit Entity". PR Newswire (Press release). Cision. April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2017– via archive.is.
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