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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#44546a" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Dean,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#44546a" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A">In my experience, accessibility language is crucial to purchasing the most accessible technology option. We have
standard language and almost 100% of the time, the language has had to be modified depending on the response from the vender and/or we needed to include roadmap/timeline information for the vender to remedy inaccessibility. The language serves as a commitment
from the vender to address accessibility or to continue addressing accessibility for the duration of the contract. The vender then is responsible to “promptly address any accessibility issue brought to their attention” rather than expecting only the university
to develop work-arounds to compensate for the inaccessibility. We can also point to the contracts in the case that legal action is taken against us and demonstrate that we attempted to mitigate the risk by working with the venders and holding them to meeting
accessibility standards. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#44546a" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#44546A">ADA Compliance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#44546a" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Office Phone: 419-530-5792<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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ADA/504 Hotline: 419-530-1232<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">The University of Toledo<br>
2801 W Bancroft<br>
Toledo, OH 43606-3390</span></font><font size="2" color="#44546a" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> athen-list
[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Nast, Joseph M<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 11, 2016 10:20 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> ATHEN mailing list<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Athen] benefits of accessible purchasing language<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="#1f497d" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.5pt">FYI UC Berkeley has implemented institutional accessible purchasing guidelines. If you’re
attending this year’s CSUN conference, I believe Lucia Greco will be presenting on the subject.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="#1f497d" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="#1f497d" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.5pt">http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/2016/sessions/index.php/public/presentations/view/226<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="#1f497d" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.5pt">The NCDAE has an excellent resource for this topic:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="#1f497d" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Brusnighan, Dean A.<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 11, 2016 7:58 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> ATHEN mailing list<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Athen] benefits of accessible purchasing language<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">An upper level administrator has posed this question to me.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For those universities who have included accessible purchasing language in contracts and RFPs, what benefit(s) did they see?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I believe the administrator is looking for a measurable benefit as opposed to “it’s the right thing to do”. Do you have suggestions for how I might
respond? Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dean<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dean Brusnighan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Purdue University, Young Hall<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">155 S. Grant Street<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Phone: 765-494-9082<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:dabrus@purdue.edu">dabrus@purdue.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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