Access For Learning Community
Not-for-profit corporation
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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.
| Founded | 1997 |
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| Type | Corporation (not-for-profit)[1] |
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| Website | a4l |
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.