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<p>I don't think testing and acquiring a VPAT was ever required. (Though, those are part of the process if you're considering accessibility when procuring a product.)</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 6, 2017 9:38:17 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Margery Wyatt<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ATcoord] Changes in Policy #188 - Accessibility</font>
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<div>I see the requirement for submitting a waiver to the state for purchase approval of non- accessible covered technologies has been removed. </div>
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<div>I am also not seeing where a VPAT and testing software for accessibility is required prior to purchasing a product. Just that agencies are required to provide"equivalent access".</div>
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<div>Am I misunderstanding these changes? </div>
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