Question ITAC-02

Do you have a documented and implemented process for verifying accessibility conformance?

Standard Guidance

EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here

Answering "NO"

Summarize how you ensure accessible products. Provide plans to develop documented processes to validate accessibility.

Answering "YES"

Describe your processes and methodologies for validating accessibility conformance.

Reason for Question

A combination of most responses to Q-03 would be ideal and a sign of a mature accessibility program. The goal of accessibility is ultimately usability by persons with disabilities, and so successful testing among that population indicates greater access. Expert staff and automated testing are important, but automated tools can only detect ~25% of issues so must be supplemented with additional methodologies. The use of overlays or plugins to help products "automatically conform" with accessibility guidelines are presently inadequate and should impact scores negatively.

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