Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Accessible Public Procurement(also: Accessible Procurement, ICT Procurement)
- The practice of requiring accessibility standards to be met when government authorities purchase goods, services, and works using public money. Because governments are often the largest buyers in a market, accessible procurement policies have significant power to drive…
- Inclusive Procurement(also: Accessible Procurement)
- The practice of embedding accessibility requirements into purchasing and contracting processes for products and services, particularly ICT systems. Inclusive procurement ensures that organizations evaluate vendors on their ability to meet accessibility standards such as EN 301…
- ProcureAccess(also: Procure Access)
- A business-to-business initiative run by the non-profit Disability:IN that asks organisations to commit to embedding accessibility and disability inclusion into their technology procurement processes. Signatories pledge to require accessibility conformance information (such as…
- VPAT(also: Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, Accessibility Conformance Report, ACR)
- A standardized document in which vendors report how well their product or service conforms to accessibility standards such as WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549. Originally created by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), VPATs help procurement teams assess the…
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