Purchasing of Accessible Electronic Resources Resolution <br />ALA Council* Document #52 (Revised 7.14.09)
The American Library Association strongly recommends that all libraries purchasing, procuring, and contracting for electronic resources and services …
<br />1. "…require vendors to guarantee that products and services comply with Section 508 regulations, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, or other applicable accessibility standards and guidelines."
<br />2. "… ensure, through their own testing protocols or by requiring vendor guarantees, that electronic products and services have been fully tested and found to be in compliance with applicable accessibility regulations, guidelines, and criteria…"
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*ALA Council—governing body of ALA; it's policies guide the activities of the divisions and its various subgroups.
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