On this page: Involving people with disabilities is key to the success of an accessible procurement program. Learn how to engage Employee Resource Groups and other disabled employees.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Get Started Part One: Policies
- Getting Started Part Two: Tech Inventory
- Getting Started Part Three: Understand Why Accessibility Matters
- Build a Culture of Accessibility to Support Accessible Procurement
- Before You Buy: Define Requirements
- Before You Buy: Investigate Accessibility
- Before You Buy: Understand VPATs
- Before You Buy: Evaluate Bids
- Build Accessibility Obligations into Purchase Documents
- Focus on Accessibility Post-Purchase
- Train and Educate for Accessible Procurement
- Tools for Internal Advocacy
- Sample Procurement Documents from Disability:IN Partners Part One: Integrating Accessibility Language
- Sample Procurement Documents from Disability:IN Partners Part Two: Training and Vendor Information
- Accessible Procurement Resources from Other Organizations
Prioritize I need to prioritize accessibility plans for current technology
Getting Started Part Two: Tech Inventory
On this page: Knowing what technology you have and what needs to be remediated is a good place to start your accessible procurement journey. Learn about conducting an inventory of your third-party workplace digital tools here. The suggestions here can be modified and expanded for inventories of customer and public-facing technology purchases.