Question ITAC-03

Have you adopted a technical or legal accessibility standard of conformance for the product in question?

Standard Guidance

EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here

Summarize your decision to not adopt a technical or legal standard of conformance for the product in question.

Indicate which primary standards and comment upon any additional standards the product meets.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag (opens in a new tab) from the W3C are widely accepted measures of accessibility conformance. WCAG AA conformance is the most common level of accessibility adoption, with preference given to the most recently released version: 2.1 (released 2018) or 2.0 (released 2008). Additionally, some federal or local requirements may incorporate or supplement the technical standards, including Section 508 https://www.section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies (opens in a new tab) of the Rehabilitation Act (U.S.), EN 301 549 https://ec.europa.eu/eip/ageing/standards/ict-and-communication/accessibility-and-design-for-all_en.html (opens in a new tab) (E.U.) etc.

If a vendor is unfamiliar with either, they may be directed to learn more about technical https://www.w3.org/WAI/ (opens in a new tab) or governmental https://www.section508.gov/ (opens in a new tab) standards for accessibility.

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