{"id":15437,"date":"2024-09-30T13:43:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T19:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/?page_id=15437"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:51:33","slug":"vendor-accessibility-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/vendor-accessibility-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendor Accessibility Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653244337{margin-top: -32px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"218\">Digital accessibility means designing and developing websites, applications, documents, and other digital content so that people with disabilities can use them effectively.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"700\">An accessible digital experience allows individuals to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with online content\u2014regardless of ability. This includes people who use assistive technologies such as screen readers, voice recognition software, screen magnifiers, alternative keyboards, or captioning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"806\">Digital accessibility ensures equal access to information and services for all.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How this affects vendors&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#BFD7ED&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652202563{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]If you sell technology products or services to the State of Colorado, you must follow these rules. You need to be able to demonstrate that your products are accessible to people with disabilities.<br \/>\nTechnology products include:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_cta h2=&#8221;On this page&#8221; h2_font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; h2_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; use_custom_fonts_h2=&#8221;true&#8221;]<a href=\"#how-this-affects-vendors\">How this affects vendors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#required-documentation\">Required documentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#partial-compliance\">Partial compliance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#accessibility-law\">State and federal accessibility laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#definitions\">Definitions to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#additional-resources\">Additional resources<\/a>[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653488428{margin-top: -32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;how-this-affects-vendors&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li>Software, applications, and websites<\/li>\n<li>Multimedia content like images, video and audio<\/li>\n<li>Documents (e.g., Google formats, PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Computers and peripheral equipment<\/li>\n<li>Information kiosks and transaction machines<\/li>\n<li>Telecommunications equipment<\/li>\n<li>Customer premises equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;required-documentation&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772650446503{background-color: #FFFFFF00 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653514773{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #F6F6F6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Required documentation&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#BFD7ED&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772650576288{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]To show that your products are accessible, you must provide documentation to El Paso County. This includes:[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li>An Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). This is a report that shows how your product meets accessibility standards. You can use a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itic.org\/policy\/accessibility\/vpat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT (ITIC.org)<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to create this report.<\/li>\n<li>A description of the tools and methods you used to test your product for accessibility.<\/li>\n<li>A list of any accessibility issues you found, and a plan for fixing them.<\/li>\n<li>If you hired a third-party company to test your product, you must provide their report.<\/li>\n<li>Information about how your company is committed to accessibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652926549{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772647471581{padding-top: 32px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;partial-compliance&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Partial compliance&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#BFD7ED&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652152439{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We understand it takes time to make products fully accessible. If your product isn\u2019t fully compliant, you can still work with El Paso County. You\u2019ll need to show that you\u2019re committed to making your product accessible and have a plan for fixing any issues.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;My organization only provides study&#8217;s and reports, how is organization impacted?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652529703{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652705782{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Please ensure your document is compliant by incorporating accessibility features during its creation. Below is helpful information on how to make your information accessible.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652693331{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><p>Microsoft Office<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-tools-for-powerpoint-2b7a387c-bc02-408f-8c49-59534665850f\">Accessibility tools for PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-tools-for-excel-9d06ce53-457b-49dc-abd1-b31a7a92993f\">Accessibility tools for Excel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-tools-for-word-5fa2c21f-0ef4-4d4a-ae2d-451fb7003518\">Accessibility tools for Word<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><p>Adobe<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/creating-accessible-pdfs.html\">Creating accessible PDFs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html\">Create and verify PDF accessibility (Acrobat Pro)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/indesign\/using\/creating-accessible-pdfs.html\">InDesign Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772651995651{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;accessibility-law&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772651646624{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #F6F6F6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;State and Federal accessibility laws&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652329899{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#BFD7ED&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Colorado accessibility law&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653819861{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In June 2021, Colorado passed a law requiring that all digital government information and technology be accessible to people with disabilities. This applies to all state and local government entities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the law:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oit.colorado.gov\/accessibility-law\">Accessibility Law for Colorado State and Local Government<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Colorado accessibility rules and standards<\/h4>\n<p>The law is supported by rules and technical standards. These explain how government entities can comply with the law. For example, websites and apps must meet specific requirements, like meeting color contrast compliance and providing text alternatives for images. The rules apply to both public external-facing and internal-facing information and communication technology (ICT) that is procured, developed, maintained, or used by state and local government entities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the rules:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oit.colorado.gov\/accessibility-rules\">State Technology Accessibility Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read the technical standards:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/servicehub.colorado.gov\/ts?id=tech_standard&amp;sysparm_article=KB0012222\">TS-OEA-001: Technology Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The technical standard includes the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 conformance levels A and AA (W3C, WAI)<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hardware that contains a user interface may also need to meet, as applicable, the technical standards as specified by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.access-board.gov\/ict\/#chapter-4-hardware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Chapter 4: Hardware (U.S. Access Board)<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Federal accessibility law&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23002D5D&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772654024021{padding-top: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772654030703{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]The Department of Justice (DOJ) published the final rule in the Federal Register, notating an update to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Subpart H\u2014Web and Mobile Accessibility.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the law: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/d\/2024-07758\/p-313\">Subpart H\u2014Web and Mobile Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The technical standard includes the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 conformance levels A and AA (W3C, WAI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The standards for hardware containing a user interface may be accessed from the United States Access Board\u2019s website, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.access-board.gov\/ict\/#chapter-4-hardware\">https:\/\/www.access-board.gov\/ict\/#chapter-4-hardware<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653564791{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;definitions&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Definitions To Know&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23002d5d&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772652316630{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#BFD7ED&#8221;]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/\">WCAG<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) covers a wide range of recommendations for making web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities and address accessibility of web content, including websites, applications, documents, etc., on desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The State of Colorado is required to follow the current release version of the WCAG guidelines at both levels A and AA.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itic.org\/policy\/accessibility\/vpat\">VPAT<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is used to identify whether a product is WCAG compliant for every success criteria element of the guidelines. It uses a table structure that shows the linked success criteria, whether the product passes, partially passes, or fails each success criteria, and a notes column to incur details on what might be failing (or partially failing) and sometimes a timeline or details for when the issue will be fixed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ThCDb-ZSANRDoUBqouad-FE_0CDtmY5Jzg6MBRGtrUo\/edit?usp=sharing\">HB 21-1110<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">House Bill 21-1110 requires all Colorado government entities to be compliant with OIT\u2019s accessibility standards by July 1, 2024. The bill also states that a statutory fine not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars would be payable to each plaintiff for each violation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Z48-jgZBmiKDIiQ1Swxp9gCr8eXYNJOX4rlatU6ahDc\/edit?usp=sharing\">SB 23-244<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Senate Bill 23-244 allows OIT to promulgate, or create, rules around accessibility. These rules can include a number of things that help clarify the original HB21-1110 statute.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/resources\/web-guidance\/\">ADA<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to digital technology.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ICT:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is defined as information technology and other equipment, systems, technologies, or processes, for which the principal function is the creation, manipulation, storage, display, receipt, or transmission of electronic data and information, as well as any associated content.<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653573822{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;additional-resources&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Additional resources&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23002d5d&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653918123{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oit.colorado.gov\/engage-with-us\/do-business-with-us\">OIT procurement policies and FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oit.colorado.gov\/standards-policies-guides\/guide-to-accessible-web-services\/procurement-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of Colorado Procurement Toolkit<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oit.colorado.gov\/a-guide-to-accessible-web-services\/procurement-toolkit\/vendor-accessibility-checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vendor Accessibility Checklist<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/fundamentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility fundamentals and the current WCAG standards (W3C)<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/test-evaluate\/tools\/selecting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility evaluation tools (W3C)<span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/fundamentals\/foundations-course\/\">Digital Accessibility Foundations \u2014 Free Online Course<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772653244337{margin-top: -32px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Digital accessibility means designing and developing websites, applications, documents, and other digital content so that people with disabilities can use them effectively. An accessible digital experience allows individuals to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with online content\u2014regardless of ability. 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