Assistive Technology & Inclusive ICT Procurement
From WCAG and EN 301 549 to writing accessible tenders, evaluating VPATs, and testing with real users - procurement as the lever that actually enforces accessibility.
About this course
Designing Disability-Inclusive ICT: A Primer covers the design fixes; this course covers the procurement lever that makes accessibility a contractual requirement, not a hopeful suggestion. Covers assistive technology categories, universal design principles, writing accessibility requirements into a tender, evaluating vendor VPATs, user testing with persons with disabilities, and building organisational accessibility maturity over time. Completing all modules earns a Mafichoni certificate of completion. Running an ICT procurement and want accessibility built in from the start? Mafichoni's inclusion team advises on accessible procurement - book a discovery call.
Curriculum
- From WCAG compliance to procurement requirement16 minPreview
- Writing accessibility requirements into a tender16 minPreview
- Post-procurement: accessibility audits and remediation16 minPreview