Accessibility 101 – Policy

You’re committed to web accessibility.

Do you have an accessibility policy that protects you from exposure. Does your company have a policy statement on accessibility. Do your policies identify the laws and regulations pertaining to accessibility? Have you identified roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and authorities?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 

Company wide IT Accessibility Policy

-Introduction

-Best Practices Guidelines

-Policy Examples

-Reference Guidelines

-Specify Conformance Level

-Define Scope of Website(s)

-Set Milestones

-Define Monitoring, Conformance Claims, and Follow-up Process

-Provide Integration and Updating of Policy

-Internal – Non-compliant Policy

-External – Non-compliant Policy 

Acknowledgements/Reference