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<span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted0">sent these files for our information.</span></p>
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wanted to share some valuable resources that our Web Accessibility Specialist, Vicki Walton, has put together following the insightful discussion during last week's eLC/LLC summer meeting. It came to our attention that many of you have experienced frustration
in obtaining and understanding Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) and Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) to assess software accessibility. In an effort to address this, Vicki has compiled a set of helpful documents to assist you.</span></i>
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<span style="margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">I have attached a zip file that contains the following documents along with their purposes:</span></i></span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted1">"Understanding the ACR & VPAT - Assistance for Colleges.docx": This is the main document intended for colleges to use, as it provides useful tips and tricks.</span></i></span><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"></span></li></ol>
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<span style="margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted1">"Email to vendor to request ACR-VPAT and demo login.docx": This document serves as a template email that can be used to request an Accessibility Conformance Report and
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<span style="margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted1">"What to look for on the ACR_VPAT.docx": This is my personal cheat sheet on how to evaluate an ACR/VPAT, which you may find helpful.</span></i></span><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"></span></li></ol>
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<span style="margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted1">"WCAG2Checklist.pdf": This PDF contains WebAIM's checklist, offering a deeper understanding of each WCAG criterion. It can assist you in comprehending the ACR/VPAT.</span></i></span><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"></span></li></ol>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">If you have any questions regarding the shared documents, please don't hesitate to contact Vicki directly at <a href="mailto:vwalton@sbctc.edu" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted1" data-loopstyle="linkonly">vwalton@sbctc.edu</a>.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14.6667px;" class="ContentPasted1"><font style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">"</font></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14.6667px;" class="ContentPasted1"><font style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">If this topic interests you and you'd like to discuss it at a future LLC meeting, hit reply and let me know.</font></span></span></p>
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