Enabling Accessibility of Vendor Products and Services: From Contracts to Consortia

Wednesday, November 01, 2017 | 12:45PM–1:45PM ET | Exhibit Hall A-C, 200 Level
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
Outside firms deliver an increasing number of applications to higher ed customers through cloud-based services that depend on web browsers as the primary user interface. In this presentation, we will describe vendor selection, contracting, and collaboration strategies to ensure that the interfaces to cloud-based services maximize accessibility for disabled users, including accessibility requirements manifest in a vendor's Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).

Outcomes: Learn about the VPAT * Compare vendors with respect to willingness and ability to support product upgrades that improve accessibility * Use appropriate professional language to negotiate accessibility concerns with cloud application vendors

Presenters

  • Sharon Trerise

    Instructional Designer, Syracuse University

Resources & Downloads

  • EDUCAUSE Poster PROCURING ACCESSIBLE IT

    139 KB, pdf - Updated on 9/7/2024

  • EDUCAUSE handout PROCURING ACCESSIBLE IT Resources

    131 KB, pdf - Updated on 9/7/2024