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

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From: Joseph Sherman
Date: Mar 29, 2016 7:47AM

Hi Geri,



If your e-mail address is the institution you work for (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center), it seems you are subject to the same standards as the UT System (http://www.utsystem.edu/accessibility) and the Texas Administrative Code<http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&ti=1&ch 6&rlp>, Title 1, Part 10, 206 Subchapter (c) (206.70), it is the policy of the State of Texas that, "All new or changed web pages and web content shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter" for accessibility.



Also, Michael Moore on this list is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Civil Rights Office Accessibility Coordinator.





Joseph



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> >> >Subject: [WebAIM] Is the accessibility of a 3rd party that

> >> >represent me still my concern?

> >> >

> >> >Hi all,

> >> >

> >> >Here¹s 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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