{"id":736,"date":"2018-05-02T15:42:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/dabp\/?post_type=chapter&p=736"},"modified":"2019-11-15T19:20:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T19:20:54","slug":"procurement-as-part-of-digital-accessibility-policy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/dabp\/chapter\/procurement-as-part-of-digital-accessibility-policy\/","title":{"raw":"Procurement as Part of Digital Accessibility Policy","rendered":"Procurement as Part of Digital Accessibility Policy"},"content":{"raw":"While the focus of this unit is on procuring accessible information technology (IT), accessible procurement in general should be part of a larger policy that addresses accessibility at the organizational level. A digital accessibility policy can also fall within a larger accessibility policy which addresses other aspects such as access to physical spaces and access to customer service.\r\n\r\nDigital accessibility as a policy on its own will be introduced here to set the context for our discussion of procurement in this unit and the discussion of hiring practices in the next unit.\r\n\r\nVideo: Creating a Culture of Accessibility<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A-ZLLewRirA[\/embed]\r\n

Procurement in Accessibility Policy<\/h2>\r\nProcuring accessible IT will affect numerous elements of an accessibility policy.\r\n\r\nIn the early stages of developing an accessibility policy, assessing the baseline accessibility level will include taking stock of third-party software used by the organization. These might include a content management system (CMS), a learning management system (LMS), point-of-sale systems, human resource management systems, and a variety of other types of systems for administering day-to-day operations. Each of these at some point would have gone through a procurement process.\r\n\r\nHere are some examples of how procurement fits into an organization's overall digital accessibility policy:\r\n