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University of Wisconsin System policy requirement that third-party web content and mobile apps be accessible
UW System Administrative Policy SYS 655, third-party web content and mobile apps
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA
What it requires
- If you supply web content or a mobile app to a University of Wisconsin System institution, the institution must ensure that it is accessible, which the policy defines as conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA, unless the exception for a modification so significant that it alters the essential nature of the program, service or activity, or for significant difficulty or expense, applies (UW System Administrative Policy SYS 655, section 6); the policy takes effect .
- Expect a University of Wisconsin System university to ask, in a request for proposals, a request for bids or a contract, that content you supply conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, that you provide a completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, and that you keep a system for reporting accessibility barriers and resolve them at your own cost; the guidance published with SYS 655 suggests this language without making it mandatory.
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What this law does
Each University of Wisconsin System institution must ensure that web content and mobile apps procured from or supplied by third parties are accessible. Accessible means conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA, subject to the exception for a modification so significant that it alters the essential nature of the program, service or activity, or significant difficulty or expense to the institution.
The policy applies to all web content and mobile apps, including third party content, provided or made available for use in all Universities of Wisconsin programs, services, and activities.
Guidance published with the policy, which states that it contains no mandatory requirements of its own, says a university may require in requests for proposals, requests for bids and contracts that digital content procured, created or maintained under the contract comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA, that the vendor provide a completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, and that the vendor have a system for reporting accessibility barriers and resolve them at its own cost. The policy takes effect on .
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