[Athen] RFP language

[Sean Keegan]

>  I'd be especially interested in language that goes beyond "meets 508

standards"

>  and includes usability testing as part of the evaluation criteria.

 
One thing that I have thought about is requiring that the vendor include
documentation from a third-party source regarding the accessibility of their
product as part of the proposal process.  Conceptually, vendors would be
welcome to submit proposals that include an accessibility audit from a list
of previously approved evaluation companies.  That evaluation would
(ideally) include some actual testing with assistive computer technologies.
 
While I think it is certainly valuable to have language that stipulates
"508-conformance" or beyond, there are a number of vendors who: a) do not
know what that means, b) will say "Yes, we are" when they are in fact not,
and c) may meet the technical requirements of Section 508, but still have a
completely non-usable system/interface.  Having an outside evaluation may be
a bit more useful to the overall RFP process when reviewing the different
pros/cons of the platform.
 
just a thought,
sean
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