{"id":765,"date":"2018-05-02T15:59:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/dabp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=765"},"modified":"2019-11-01T17:18:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T17:18:43","slug":"activity-critique-accessibility-claims","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/dabp\/chapter\/activity-critique-accessibility-claims\/","title":{"raw":"Activity: Critique Accessibility Claims","rendered":"Activity: Critique Accessibility Claims"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"colorBox activity\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/dabp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/04\/activity.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-200\" width=\"76\" height=\"80\" \/>Though specific to the U.S., the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a checklist that companies who supply the U.S. government can fill out to document the accessibility of their products. Because a VPAT is completed by the vendor, or a representative of the vendor, they have a tendency to present products in a better light than what may actually be the case. As a result, any time you are presented with a VPAT, or similar accessibility claim, it is important that a person knowledgeable in digital accessibility critically review the document.\r\n<div class=\"colorBox toolkit\"><strong>Toolkit:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itic.org\/dotAsset\/db71ce67-c44a-4925-8d46-f8a76c3a1db2.doc\"> Download the VPAT 2.1 form [DOC]<\/a> and add it to your Toolkit.<\/div>\r\nReview the Canvas and Blackboard VPATs provided below and write up a critique of each. Note that these are the older VPAT forms, which are based on the requirements of the old Section 508.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canvaslms.com\/accessibility?gclid=CN3JhafzjckCFVU2aQodAb0BgQ\">Canvas LMS VPAT<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2018-01\/Learn%20Original%20VPAT%20September%202017.pdf\">Blackboard Learn VPAT [PDF]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nQuestions you may want to answer include, but are not limited to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is there missing information or additional information that could have been provided?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is there overly complex language used that might confuse a reader with limited accessibility knowledge?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there statements that would cause you to question the validity of the remarks?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there any statements acknowledging known issues?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there explanations that do not appear relevant to the criteria?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you think the remarks address the given criteria?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nComparing the two VPATs, which would you be more likely to believe is accurate, and why do you think this?\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"colorBox activity\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/dabp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/04\/activity.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-200\" width=\"76\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/dabp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/04\/activity.png 76w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/dabp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/04\/activity-65x68.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\" \/>Though specific to the U.S., the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a checklist that companies who supply the U.S. government can fill out to document the accessibility of their products. Because a VPAT is completed by the vendor, or a representative of the vendor, they have a tendency to present products in a better light than what may actually be the case. As a result, any time you are presented with a VPAT, or similar accessibility claim, it is important that a person knowledgeable in digital accessibility critically review the document.<\/p>\n<div class=\"colorBox toolkit\"><strong>Toolkit:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itic.org\/dotAsset\/db71ce67-c44a-4925-8d46-f8a76c3a1db2.doc\"> Download the VPAT 2.1 form [DOC]<\/a> and add it to your Toolkit.<\/div>\n<p>Review the Canvas and Blackboard VPATs provided below and write up a critique of each. 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