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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Tim,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Library Accessibility Alliance has a page that keeps track of vendors who have been ‘tested’ related to accessibility. It also has information on how the test went and any
responses from that vendor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://libraryaccessibility.org/testing">https://libraryaccessibility.org/testing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Library Accessibility Alliance has evolved from some of the work happening in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
<a href="https://btaa.org/library/reports">https://btaa.org/library/reports</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6A0032">Ann Kucera
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Park Library 305 |
<span style="color:black">Central Michigan University</span> | Mount Pleasant, MI 48859<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">P: 989-774-2404 | E: kucer1a@cmich.edu
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.cmich.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.cmich.edu</span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Eril-l <eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 24, 2023 1:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [Eril-l] ADA compliance and third party digital resources<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi all,<br>
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The Grand Rapids Public Library has been engaged in a voluntary review to ensure our newly launched website is ADA compliant. We have been working with the Office for Civil Rights and our website vendor (Bibliocommons) to rigorously test the site and remediate
any barriers to access.<br>
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One issue that has come up is accessibility to the vendor-controlled digital resources that we offer to card holders. Obviously we cannot audit those sites ourselves, but some in our organization have wondered whether we have a responsibility to at least check
the login/landing pages, and possibly more. <br>
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If your library has gone through a similar compliance review, or have expertise in this area, I'm wondering if there are best practices related to third-party vendors. If accessibility issues are flagged on those sites should we contact the vendor? Something
else?<br>
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Any insights are appreciated!<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tim Gloege</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/">he/him</a><br>
<i>Digital Collections Librarian</i><br>
Grand Rapids Public Library<br>
Main Library | 111 Library St NE | 49503</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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