Question ITAC-01

Has a third-party expert conducted an accessibility audit of the most recent version of your product?

Standard Guidance

EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here

Answering "NO"

Please provide plans (when and by whom) any audit is planned, if any, or rationale if not.

Answering "YES"

State when the audit was conducted and by whom. Include the results in your submission and/or link to its web location.

Reason for Question

Many vendors rely on their internal product knowledge and history to complete accessibility self-assessments of their own product rather than utilizing up-to-date, validated testing. Use of an expert, external specialist provides a more robust assessment of the product.

Follow-Up Inquiries

One of the most common outcomes of such an audit includes VPAT/ACR referenced in DOCU-12. If a vendor is unfamiliar with the VPAT https://itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat (opens in a new tab) they may learn more at https://www.section508.gov/sell/vpat (opens in a new tab).

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