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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hey Cheyenne,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m curious if other systems have someone who is dedicated to these types of tests. Also, perhaps the resource (this position) already exists in the state on a broader level, or perhaps there
are other resources out there a la nonprofits and association task forces that have done a lot of this work.
<a href="https://vpats.wordpress.com/">Here’s an example</a> of someone (most likely a grad student) who collected and published a list of links to VPATs for library databases.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Also, since it seems like your email is (for me anyway) a rabbit hole of questions, what about the benchmarks—do we have them, who defines them, etc? Accessibility is a limitless concept and
there is never “too much” accessibility, so what does it mean to meet minimum requirements?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Greg Bem, MLIS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:greg.bem@lwtech.edu%0d"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">greg.bem@lwtech.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">425-739-8100 xt.8898</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roduin, Cheyenne via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 7, 2019 12:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Roduin, Cheyenne <croduin@rtc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] WACTCLC staff question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">At an Access360 convening meeting yesterday, we were discussing the work involved in testing technologies for accessibility compliance (VPATS, WCAG 2.0, etc.) and that trusted testers are really well suited
for this work. It got me thinking about our libraries and how we all use many of the same programs/databases that require a thorough testing and then a “stamp of approval” for accessibility that we can all stand behind. Then, this got me thinking back to a
conversation we had maybe a year or two ago in LLC/WACTCLC about the idea of shared specialty staffing that we could all use or benefit from.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I know we are all currently seeing savings from the consortium not filling Shellie’s vacant position and savings are great. But would WACTCLC members be interested discussing the idea of temporarily hiring
a “Trusted Tester” for library resources so that we could all know which of our resources meet required benchmarks for accessibility?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Just throwing it out there for discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Cheyenne M. Roduin</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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