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[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.
 
===Assessing Third Party Vendors for Accessibility===
Before purchasing electronic resources, you should verify if they are accessible and not take the vendor's word (or VPAT).
What First, what questions should you ask to assess the accessibility of a prospective vendor's product?  The ASCLA released [https://cpl.org/wp-content/uploads/think_accessible_before_you_buy.pdf Think Accessible Before You Buy: Questions to Ask to Ensure that the Electronic Resources Your Library Plans to Purchase are Accessible] and includes introductory material explaining terminology related to electronic resources and accessibility.
[https://depts.washington.edu/uwitats/checklist/ The University of Washington] and [https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bg9QMVI7bqyvPvL Kent State University (KSU)] require prospective vendors to complete a questionnaire. ''The questions on KSU's form can also be viewed as a [https://www.kent.edu/sites/default/files/file/ICT%20vendor%20form%20-%20question%20preview.pdf PDF]''
Chicago Public Library's [https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/info/accessibility/ Bibliocommons policy] and their [https://www.chipublib.org/library-policies/website-accessibility-policy/ general website accessibility policies].
 
 
 
===Accessibility Complaints filed against libraries===
[https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-settles-complaint-against-sacramento-public-library National Federation of the Blind vs. Sacramento Public Library], 2012.
Complaints were to made to the OCR, the Federal Office of Civil Rights (USA), were made in the 2010s, alleging that the referenced library's website and/or electronic resources were not 'accessible' and did not provide did not provide equal/or equivalent access to all patrons. The OCR had found the complaints to have merit and began an separate investigation with the librarieseach library.
In all cases listed below, the libraries wished to resolved the complaint and entered into agreements with OCR to close the investigation.
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