Vendor-Digital-Accessibility-Questionnaire-v01~6.pdf
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- BD-27-1110-1110C-1110L-134139
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- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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This is a Vendor Digital Accessibility Questionnaire issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) Accessibility Center for Education, Consultation, and Support Services (ACCESS) in connection with the FY27 ITS86 Veterans Cemetery Digital Services Portal contract opportunity. The questionnaire requires bidders to provide comprehensive information about their digital accessibility practices, policies, and capabilities across multiple dimensions. Specifically, bidders must address whether their organizations maintain digital accessibility policies, incorporate accessibility requirements into existing policies, employ dedicated accessibility staff, and possess staff with relevant digital accessibility knowledge and certifications. Additionally, bidders must describe their integration of accessibility throughout their product development lifecycle, including design, development, testing methodologies, and involvement of people with disabilities in the development process. The questionnaire further requires bidders to document their accessibility testing procedures, assistive technologies employed, intake processes for accessibility issues, and maintenance procedures to ensure ongoing accessibility compliance.
The questionnaire also requires bidders to provide detailed information specific to the digital product or service being delivered for the Veterans Cemetery Digital Services Portal. Bidders must demonstrate their product's accessibility through demonstrations and current Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACR), either internally or externally created, along with information regarding update frequency. For any known accessibility violations, bidders must provide an Accessibility Roadmap with remediation timelines. Additionally, bidders must confirm that any digital content generated by their product has been tested for accessibility, verify accessibility of third-party integrations, and provide ACRs for proposed third-party products. The questionnaire emphasizes ongoing maintenance of accessibility throughout the contract term, requiring bidders to describe their procedures for preserving digital accessibility compliance.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS)
Accessibility Center for Education, Consultation, and Support Services (ACCESS)
Vendor Digital Accessibility Questionnaire Instructions for Bidder/Vendor: Provide responses to the following questions. Attach additional documents where applicable.
Bidder Information
1. Does your company have a Digital Accessibility Policy?
Yes No
If yes, please provide a copy of your Digital Accessibility Policy.
2. Does your company incorporate accessibility requirements into existing policies?
Yes No
Please explain.
3. Does your company have an employee in a role dedicated to oversight and management of digital accessibility activities?
Yes No
If yes, what percentage of the role is reserved for digital accessibility?
(e.g. 50%, 70%, 100%).
If yes, provide the person’s title and department.
4. Does your company have staff with digital accessibility knowledge, skills, and experience?
Yes No
If yes, please include their titles, level of experience, expertise, and any digital accessibility certifications.
5. Does your company use an outside digital accessibility firm to support digital accessibility activities?
Yes No
If yes, please provide the name of the digital accessibility firm and the type of support they provide.
Digital Product Development Lifecycle
6. Does your company integrate accessibility into your design and development lifecycle?
Yes No
Please explain.
7. Does your company include people with disabilities in your product development lifecycle?
Yes No
Please explain.
8. Does your company include accessibility testing in your development lifecycle?
Yes No
If yes, describe your testing methods including when accessibility testing occurs.
If yes, please list the assistive technologies and tools you use (e.g., JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, ZoomText, keyboard-only navigation, high contrast mode, color contrast analyzer, WAVE, ANDI, other).
If yes, do you include people with disabilities who use assistive technologies in accessibility testing?
9. Do you have an intake and prioritization process for accessibility issues?
Yes No
If yes, please describe.
Digital Product or Service The following questions are specific to the digital product or service to be delivered by the Bidder in connection with the solicitation.
10. Can you provide a demonstration of your digital product or service's accessibility including compatibility with assistive technology?
Yes No
Please explain:
11. Do you have a current Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for your digital product?
Yes No
If yes, please provide a copy of the ACR.
If yes, was the ACR created internally or by an external digital accessibility firm?
Internal External
If internal, please describe the methods used to create the ACR.
If external, please identify the accessibility firm that created the ACR.
If yes, how often do you update the ACR? (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually, every 2 years, major release, any release, etc.).
12. For any known Accessibility Violation in your digital product or service, do you have an
Accessibility Roadmap or plan with timeline for remediation of each issue?
Yes No
If yes, please provide a copy of the roadmap or plan.
13. If the digital product or service generates digital content (e.g., documents, videos, online forms, or dashboards), has the output been tested for accessibility?
If yes, please identify the digital output and testing method.
14. Does your digital product or service include any proposed third-party integrations?
Yes No
If yes, have you verified that the third-party integration is accessible?
Yes No
Please explain.
If yes, please provide an ACR for each proposed third-party product.
15. Does your company have procedures in place to maintain the accessibility of your digital product during the term of the contract?
If yes, please describe your maintenance procedures.
| Vendor Digital Accessibility Questionnaire |
| Bidder Information |
| Digital Product Development Lifecycle |
| Digital Product or Service |
| DA Policy: Off |
| A11y requirements: Off |
| DA employee: Off |
| Percentage of role DA: |
| DA Title Department: |
| A11y requirements explain: |
| DA knowledge skills experience: Off |
| DA outside firm: Off |
| Staff DA experience: |
| DA DD lifecycle: Off |
| Disabled in dev: Off |
| DA DD explain: |
| Testing in dev: Off |
| Disabled in dev explain: |
| Testing in dev explain: |
| Testing tools: |
| Testing with AT: Off |
| Priority of DA: Off |
| Priority of DA explain: |
| Demo of DA: Off |
| Demo of DA explain: |
| ACR: Off |
| ACR by whom: Off |
| DA firm name: |
| ACR firm name: |
| ACR frequency: |
| Roadmap: Off |
| Output a11y: Off |
| ACR methods: |
| Output testing methods: |
| 3rd Party: Off |
| 3rd Party a11y: Off |
| 3rd party ACR testing: |
| Maintaining a11y: Off |
| A11y maintenance: |
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