Procuring Accessible Software
Once you determine your needs and research the market, you are ready to determine if the software meets accessibility standards.
- Ask the vendor to describe their accessibility plan. Don't just accept the statement that they are fully accessible, ask them how their products are accessible.
- Search our or ask the vendor to provide a .
- Have the vendor complete the Mt. SAC Procurement Checklist.
- Consider two or there products that meet your needs and purchase the one that is most accessible.
Note: Purchase the most accessible software you can and plan how you will accommodate it. If you cannot accommodate a product in an equally effective way, you cannot require it.
Used with permission from the High Tech Center Training Unit.