Including Accessibility in Your EdTech Decisions Webinar
Are you responsible for making edtech purchasing decisions for your state or local education agency? Are you part of the team who vets and recommends products for use in the K-12 classroom? If so, this webinar will help you include accessibility in your procurement processes and ensure that all students can access and use the tools you provide. We discuss familiar components where accessibility can be embedded, such as Requests for Information and Requests for Proposals, scoring matrices, and contract language. We also discuss some additional components, such as vendor documentation and demonstrations, which can enhance your understanding of the vendor’s commitment to accessibility as well as demonstrate accessibility conformance. When accessibility is integrated into all components of procurement, states and school districts ensure students with disabilities gain equal access to the general education curriculum.
Who Should Watch?
Anyone available involved with curriculum adoption and procurement teams interested in including accessibility in purchasing decisions.
Presenters
- Rob Carr, Digital Accesssibility Specialist
- Christopher Phillips, Technical Assistance Specialist
- Aujalee Moore, Standards Guidance Program Analyst, Oregon Dept. of Education
Recording & Slides
Resources
Summary of Q&A Discussion
What resources does the Oregon Department of Education provide to support this work?
- 2024 Health Education Instructional Materials Accessibility Conformance Reports PDF File
- Oregon’s Digital Instructional Materials Toolkit PDF File (2024)
Do you have any examples of of accessibility scoring matrices?
- Evaluate Compliance Documentation (University of Michigan)
- Evaluating Vendors’ Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates PDF File (Minnesota IT Services)