Foundational Stage
Identifying and recommend Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBE’s) to procurement to serve as vendors
Identify and recommend accessible programs, software
Connect with supply chain team to recommend inclusion of diverse partners in third party ecosystems
Understand and share accessibility standards (ADA, WCAG 2.0, W3C process, Section 508, CVAA)
- ADA – Past, Present, & Future: Resources
- 503 Checklist
- Procure Access Initiative Infographic
- Building Blocks of an Accessible Procurement Program
- Accessible Procurement Questions
- Webinar: A Conversation on Digital Accessibility in the Workplace & Marketplace
- Six Tips to Keep In Mind When Creating Accessible Virtual Meetings
- Creating Accessible Social Media Content
- Accessible Technology – Procurement Toolkit
- Webinar: Accessibility: Essential to the Physical, Hybrid, and Remote Workplace
- Webinar: How to Implement Digital Accessibility
- Best Known Methods for Creating Accessible Digital Microsoft Teams Meetings – Resource from Inclusion Works
- Creating Accessible Digital Zoom Meetings – Resource from Inclusion Works
- Best Practices for Accessible, Inclusive Communications
- Digital Accessibility Statement Best Practices
- Purchasing and Licensing Accessible Video Conferencing Platforms that Work for Everyone
- Questions for Captioning and Transcription Vendors During Procurement Process
Develop inclusive language guide for internal communication and marketing teams.
Disability inclusion posters, social graphics, inclusive illustrations and inclusive stock photography are available in the Disability:IN Resources Library.
Formalized Stage
Disabled-owned companies listed in supplier roster and create pipeline of companies representing individuals with disabilities as vendors
- Disability:IN Supplier Diversity Program
- The Economic Impact of Certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBEs)
- Webinar: Accessible Procurement: An Essential Element of Disability Inclusion on GAAD and Every Day
- Supplier Certification Document Checklist
- Metric – # disability owned suppliers on roster
Leveraging supplier diversity to win commercial work
Educate communications and marketing teams on inclusive language
Influence existing marketing campaigns to ensure inclusion of people with disabilities;
- Metric – How often contributed
- Metric – # times disability is included in marketing collateral, advertising
- Metric – # campaigns including this population as part of their reach
Operational Stage
Outsourcing to DOBEs/disability-focused companies
- Metric – # DOBEs used as vendor
- Metric – $ spend using DOBEs as vendors.
Educate procurement and internal/external development teams on need to follow accessibility standards
Ensure accessibility of marketing collateral/campaigns
Integrated Stage
Measuring and documenting greater loyalty and higher performance of employees/vendors with disabilities
Include measurement of disability inclusion in appraisals
Hhiring, promotion rates, ERG support, disability inclusion efforts, inclusion leadership, achievement of ERG goals
Ensure accessibility of internal products; serve as source of testing, evaluation, advice to UX teams
- Metric – How often contributed
Influencing accessibility for products built and/or services provided by the company for public consumption
- Serve as source of testing, evaluation, advice to UX teams
- Metric – How often contributed