Here is the process from one of the CSU's. <div><a href="http://access.sfsu.edu/access/access/ati/procurement/exemptions">http://access.sfsu.edu/access/access/ati/procurement/exemptions</a></div><div><br></div><div><br>On Friday, February 19, 2016, Poore-Pariseau, Cindy <<a href="mailto:Cindy.Poore-Pariseau@bristolcc.edu">Cindy.Poore-Pariseau@bristolcc.edu</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">







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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I would be interested in this information as well (we are just beginning to build policies)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#7030a0">Take a deep breath, Pick
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Email: 
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy"> <a href="http://cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu" target="_blank">cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 19, 2016 4:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Network', 'Access Technologists in Higher Education <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','athen-list@u.washington.edu');" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessible information technology policies question<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those that have an accessible information technology policy on campus (specifically one that includes procurement) - how are acquisitions for which there is no accessible alternative handled?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For example: a program of study wants to acquire a software application that does X. They do a search and are unable to find an accessible application to do X. How does your policy handle this?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to respond offline, if that is more comfortable.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shawn<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Shawn Foster</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Why I'm at SOU: <a href="http://youtu.be/Ski0MzPd5IM" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/Ski0MzPd5IM</a> <u></u><u></u></p>
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