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Contents of Some key findings

Some key findings

• With few exceptions, all campuses have some kind of CD policy in place.
• The vast majority of CD policies (29 of 34) do not address accessibility. (SSU—the only exception among the COPLAC libraries; the UW comprehensives did relatively well)
• Even when they do, accessibility is often not considered during the actual selection process; i.e., there is a discrepancy between policy and practice.
• The assumption is sometimes made that vendors are now aware of the problems and offer accessible products.
• At none of the libraries is accessibility an absolute requirement. The language used ranges from "to be considered/preferred" to "exceptions must be justified."
• Accessibility claims are not corroborated through vendor-independent venues.
• The importance of accessibility is not consistently communicated to vendors.