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[topic idea] Accessible Procurement #4

Open AndrewArch opened 1 month ago

AndrewArch commented 1 month ago

Topic proposal: Accessible Procurement

The topic of creating a resource for accessible procurement has been discussed in EOWG but was never prioritized. The topic remains one that is often discussed and there seems to be a need for a single source of truth. [edits above this line from @brianelton]

As discussed at meeting on 20 July 2024. Some existing vendor neutral resources were mentioned:

mgifford commented 1 month ago

It's old, but I was also collecting resources here:
https://github.com/mgifford/a11y-contracting

MarisolVillenaSalerno commented 1 month ago

Hello. Adding the resource from Seciton 508 here. Accessible procurement from Section 508 I am very new here and happy to contribute in this area. I will not be able to join the call on Aug 14th and still looking for knowing how to decline. I will be on Aug 27th.

shawna-slh commented 1 month ago

When there are high-quality vendor-neutral resources already available, I think it's important for W3C groups to avoid "recreating the wheel", and thoughtfully create complimentary resources where useful, rather than competing resources.

Jade has mentioned that she's not sure a specific situation is covered in existing resources. One idea is:

shawna-slh commented 1 week ago

create just the missing bit

or maybe best to encourage the other resources to add the missing bit to their resources?