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Re: should you or should you not tell partners about the accessibility issues on their sites?

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From: Cliff Tyllick
Date: Apr 6, 2016 9:29AM

I agree. I'm not sure I'd worry that people might think I was trolling for business, either. I'd just make sure that the message that accessibility is important comes across.

"When potential customers evaluate our proposals, the first thing they want to know is whether our site is accessible. Please help us look good!"

Cliff Tyllick
Accessibility Coordinator
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

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> On Apr 6, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Thompson, Rachel < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I think this is an excellent idea. In 2016, if accessibility is not on the
> radar of a partner of higher ed institutions, federal govt clients, or
> anything technology-focused, it should be. I have experienced fewer and
> fewer vendors saying, ³Accessibility? WCAG? What? Never heard of it!² in
> the past couple of years, but some still act as if it doesn¹t matter. One
> way that can change is if we all ask every partner and vendor to make
> accessibility a priority. I have also had luck telling vendors/partners
> that institutions are working together and comparing experiences. Our
> institution is trying to meet WCAG 2.0 AA, so our vendors and partners
> will need to do the same.
>
> I hope you share how this goes with the rest of us.
>
> Rachel
>
> Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
> Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility
> Center for Instructional Technology
> The University of Alabama
> 123 Russell Hall
> Box 870248
> Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
> Phone 205-348-0216
> <EMAIL REMOVED> | http://accessibility.ua.edu
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Reply-To: WebAIM List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 9:21 AM
> To: WebAIM List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] should you or should you not tell partners about the
> accessibility issues on their sites?
>
> Hi all,
>
> I;d like to float an idea past you all. I was wondering whether I should
> email any partners whose websites have tons of accessibility red flags to
> tell them about it and why it's important to fix those issues. While our
> partners don't represent us, they do mention our company by name when they
> list and sell our courses on their sites. Frankly, I'd like to make it a
> requirement that any partner sites need to be at least WCAG 2.0 A
> complaint. That's not that hard to accomplish by a tech team worth their
> salt. What do you guys think? Would it be appropriate for us to require
> or even to suggest this?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Warner
> Director of IT Services
> MindEdge, Inc.
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