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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hello all,<br>
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We are currently in the same boat. We just met with the library
and began review of the major vendors and now have a listing of
all A-Z databases. We are looking at close 800 databases and
almost 200 vendors. I've only begun searching for information on
accessibility and requesting VPATs from vendors. I figure that is
a start to see how quickly I receive something back to tell me
where I need to start reviewing. This is a complete mess since it
involves major companies, small mom and pop places and even
government and universities databases.<br>
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If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I'm open!<br>
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<p>Kara Zirkle<br>
IT Accessibility Coordinator<br>
Assistive Technology Initiative<br>
Aquia Building, RM 238<br>
Mail Stop: 6A11<br>
Fairfax Campus<br>
4400 University Drive<br>
Fairfax, VA 22030<br>
Phone: 703-993-9815<br>
Main Office Phone: 703-993-4329<br>
Fax: 703-993-4743<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu">http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ati.gmu.edu">http://ati.gmu.edu</a> <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://accessibility.gmu.edu">http://accessibility.gmu.edu</a></p>
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On 3/19/2013 9:24 AM, Al Puzzuoli wrote:<br>
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number of providers. It seems like every company under the sun
has its own platform, and this decentralization is really a
concern. Testing for, and insuring the accessibility of each
is akin to hearding cats. We are assisting the library in
evaluating the accessibility of several major platforms:
Ebrary, Springer, Wiley, Elsevier and Ebsco. I’m curious as to
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