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DESCRIPTION:The Understanding VPATs course is designed to help participants
  build practical knowledge and skills to understand\, evaluate and use Vol
 untary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs). Participants will learn th
 e purpose\, structure and value of VPATs in assessing the accessibility of
  digital products and services. Through practical examples and hands-on ex
 ercises\, participants will learn how to use VPATs to evaluate and procure
  accessible technology solutions.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\n 	* INTRODUCTION TO VPAT
 S: Understand the background\, purpose and importance of VPATs in digital 
 accessibility\, including their role in procurement processes and accessib
 ility compliance.\n 	* KEY ELEMENTS OF A VPAT: Learn the essential sections
  and components of a VPAT\, including product information\, conformance le
 vels and detailed accessibility requirements.\n 	* ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS 
 AND GUIDELINES: Become familiar with accessibility standards and guideline
 s referenced in VPATs\, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  (WCAG) and Section 508\, and understand how they affect product evaluatio
 n and compliance.\n 	* INTERPRETING VPAT CONFORMANCE LEVELS: Learn about co
 nformance levels used in VPATs\, including “Supports\,” “Partially Support
 s” and “Does Not Support\,” and understand how they reflect a product’s le
 vel of accessibility.\n 	* EVALUATING VPATS: Develop the skills to evaluate
  VPATs for accuracy\, completeness and alignment with your organization’s 
 accessibility goals and requirements.\n 	* VPATS AS A PROCUREMENT TOOL: Lea
 rn how to use VPATs during the procurement process to assess the accessibi
 lity of technology products and services and support informed purchasing d
 ecisions.\n 	* COMMUNICATING VPAT FINDINGS: Explore strategies for communic
 ating VPAT findings with stakeholders\, including procurement teams\, vend
 ors and decision-makers\, to support informed decisions and promote access
 ibility awareness.\n\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND\n\nThis course is designed for pro
 curement professionals\, accessibility specialists\, IT managers\, project
  managers and anyone involved in evaluating\, procuring or supporting comp
 liance for digital products and services. Whether you are new to VPATs or 
 want to strengthen your understanding and use of them\, this course provid
 es practical skills for evaluating and procuring accessible technology sol
 utions.\n\nJoin us for this course and build confidence in evaluating Volu
 ntary Product Accessibility Templates.\n\nThank you to Siteimprove for spo
 nsoring the Accessibility Community Group.
DTSTART:20260612T150000Z
DTEND:20260612T160000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T041748Z
LOCATION:https://events.digicol.org/accessibility/v/s-4172694
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs): Part 1
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Understanding VPATs course is designed 
 to help participants build practical knowledge and skills to understand\, 
 evaluate and use Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs). Partic
 ipants will learn the purpose\, structure and value of VPATs in assessing 
 the accessibility of digital products and services. Through practical exam
 ples and hands-on exercises\, participants will learn how to use VPATs to 
 evaluate and procure accessible technology solutions.</p>\n\n<h3>Objective
 s</h3>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Introduction to VPATs:</strong> Understand the
  background\, purpose and importance of VPATs in digital accessibility\, i
 ncluding their role in procurement processes and accessibility compliance.
 </li>\n	<li><strong>Key elements of a VPAT:</strong> Learn the essential se
 ctions and components of a VPAT\, including product information\, conforma
 nce levels and detailed accessibility requirements.</li>\n	<li><strong>Acce
 ssibility standards and guidelines:</strong> Become familiar with accessib
 ility standards and guidelines referenced in VPATs\, including the Web Con
 tent Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Section 508\, and understand how 
 they affect product evaluation and compliance.</li>\n	<li><strong>Interpret
 ing VPAT conformance levels:</strong> Learn about conformance levels used 
 in VPATs\, including “Supports\,” “Partially Supports” and “Does Not Suppo
 rt\,” and understand how they reflect a product’s level of accessibility.<
 /li>\n	<li><strong>Evaluating VPATs:</strong> Develop the skills to evaluat
 e VPATs for accuracy\, completeness and alignment with your organization’s
  accessibility goals and requirements.</li>\n	<li><strong>VPATs as a procur
 ement tool:</strong> Learn how to use VPATs during the procurement process
  to assess the accessibility of technology products and services and suppo
 rt informed purchasing decisions.</li>\n	<li><strong>Communicating VPAT fin
 dings:</strong> Explore strategies for communicating VPAT findings with st
 akeholders\, including procurement teams\, vendors and decision-makers\, t
 o support informed decisions and promote accessibility awareness.</li>\n</
 ul>\n\n<h3>Who should attend</h3>\n\n<p>This course is designed for procur
 ement professionals\, accessibility specialists\, IT managers\, project ma
 nagers and anyone involved in evaluating\, procuring or supporting complia
 nce for digital products and services. Whether you are new to VPATs or wan
 t to strengthen your understanding and use of them\, this course provides 
 practical skills for evaluating and procuring accessible technology soluti
 ons.</p>\n\n<p>Join us for this course and build confidence in evaluating 
 Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates.<br />\n<br />\nThank you to Sit
 eimprove for sponsoring the Accessibility Community Group.</p>
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DESCRIPTION:The Understanding VPATs course is designed to help participants
  build practical knowledge and skills to understand\, evaluate and use Vol
 untary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs). Participants will learn th
 e purpose\, structure and value of VPATs in assessing the accessibility of
  digital products and services. Through practical examples and hands-on ex
 ercises\, participants will learn how to use VPATs to evaluate and procure
  accessible technology solutions.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\n 	* INTRODUCTION TO VPAT
 S: Understand the background\, purpose and importance of VPATs in digital 
 accessibility\, including their role in procurement processes and accessib
 ility compliance.\n 	* KEY ELEMENTS OF A VPAT: Learn the essential sections
  and components of a VPAT\, including product information\, conformance le
 vels and detailed accessibility requirements.\n 	* ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS 
 AND GUIDELINES: Become familiar with accessibility standards and guideline
 s referenced in VPATs\, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  (WCAG) and Section 508\, and understand how they affect product evaluatio
 n and compliance.\n 	* INTERPRETING VPAT CONFORMANCE LEVELS: Learn about co
 nformance levels used in VPATs\, including “Supports\,” “Partially Support
 s” and “Does Not Support\,” and understand how they reflect a product’s le
 vel of accessibility.\n 	* EVALUATING VPATS: Develop the skills to evaluate
  VPATs for accuracy\, completeness and alignment with your organization’s 
 accessibility goals and requirements.\n 	* VPATS AS A PROCUREMENT TOOL: Lea
 rn how to use VPATs during the procurement process to assess the accessibi
 lity of technology products and services and support informed purchasing d
 ecisions.\n 	* COMMUNICATING VPAT FINDINGS: Explore strategies for communic
 ating VPAT findings with stakeholders\, including procurement teams\, vend
 ors and decision-makers\, to support informed decisions and promote access
 ibility awareness.\n\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND\n\nThis course is designed for pro
 curement professionals\, accessibility specialists\, IT managers\, project
  managers and anyone involved in evaluating\, procuring or supporting comp
 liance for digital products and services. Whether you are new to VPATs or 
 want to strengthen your understanding and use of them\, this course provid
 es practical skills for evaluating and procuring accessible technology sol
 utions.\n\nJoin us for this course and build confidence in evaluating Volu
 ntary Product Accessibility Templates.\n\nThank you to Siteimprove for spo
 nsoring the Accessibility Community Group.
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