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Buy Accessible - Background Information

Buy Accessible represents a partnership between government and industry to provide a service to federal procurement staff. It assists government personnel in completing market research necessary to ensure that they are buying the most accessible IT products and services available in order to conform to Section 508.

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is hosting a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template on their site which allows vendors, who choose to participate, the ability to copy the template and complete it to describe how a particular product or service they offer conforms to Section 508 Access Board standards. This template should be placed on the vendors accessible web site and the link to the template provided to the Buy Accessible database.

Government procurement staff are able to search the site by specific product or service type and see all vendors who have provided links. They can then use the links to reach the template information and product or service descriptions necessary to complete their market research.

Vendor participation is voluntary. The vendors maintain their own information on their site. The government does not endorse or guarantee the accessibility of any product listed. This database is provided strictly to facilitate the market research and selection processes of Federal agencies. Federal personnel should also note that additional market research may be necessary as some vendors may not yet have updated the database with their product information. Under Section 508 FAR guidance, due diligence is required in the conduct of market research and requirements development relative to Section 508 requirements.

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