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Re: Is the accessibility of a 3rd party that represent me still my concern?

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Mar 28, 2016 2:32PM

i would think that if your using the tool and requiring people to use it
your the one that is responsible in the case of university if we ask our
students to use inaccessible products we are sued not the products lucy

Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Druckman,Geri < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Here's a dilema I have, and I seek your advice hoping any of you have had
> to deal with a similar situation before.
> The institution I work for is in negotiations over a contract with a
> vendor that will supply us with a web based application solution. This
> will NOT be hosted on our servers in any way, it is 100% on the vendors
> side, and our clients will receive an email with a link, directing them to
> the vendors site, where they will need to interact with said application.
>
> At the moment to vendor claims not to be section 508 / WCAG compliant and
> is seeking an exemption in the contract.
>
> My dilemma is, although we have nothing to do with the development or
> hosting of said application, we are still sending our clients over to that
> site to interact with it. Is it still within my institutions
> responsibility to make sure that this vendor is accessible, or is this all
> on them?
>
> Any information is greatly appreciated.
>
> Geri Druckman
>
> (cross post with wai-ig)
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