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<font face="Arial">Hi all,<br>
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I have been asked to pull together some questions for someone who is
attending a conference where there will be vendors of various
products. I wonder if you have developed a set of questions that you
share with those who have access to vendors but who may not be able to
construct accessibility-related questions on their own. Here are some
questions I composed. I would love to have your input and/or your
additions to this list.<br>
<br>
Proposed questions:<br>
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<li><span><font face="Arial"> How was it determined that the product
meets Section 508 or other standards?</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="Arial">Has usability testing been conducted by
users who use keyboard only access and/or screen readers?</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="Arial">If accessibility problems are found is
the company committed to
putting those fixes into a high priority queue rather than putting them
in a 'feature request" queue?</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="Arial">Would the company be able/willing to
sign a purchasing agreement
that states that this product meets 508 or other standards?</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="Arial">Does the company have a contact person
who is able to
directly answer questions related to accessibility concerns?</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="Arial">Does documentation account for those who
use assistive technology and/or keyboard only? </font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="Arial">Where applicable, do tutorials written
for faculty or staff who are using the tool include information about
best practices for accessibility (i.e. adding descriptions of uploaded
images, document accessibility, etc.)?</font></span></li>
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<font face="Arial">Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
Melanie</font><br>
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<p class="style1"><span class="style2">Melanie Thornton</span><br>
Director, Project PACE<br>
Associate Director, Disability Resource Center<br>
2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103<br>
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204<br>
501.650.2239 (cell)<br>
501.569.8240 (fax)<br>
501.569.3217 (tty)</p>
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