The Project
Funder: Federal Government of Canada, Office for Disability Issues (housed within ESDC—Employment and Social Development Canada)
Description:
Developing Recommendations for a Canadian Approach to Standards and Regulations for Federal Public Procurement of Accessible Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
Goals of Project
Special attention will be paid to innovation-supportive regulatory design, and measures that result in systemic transformation with impact beyond the public sector, thereby showing leadership in inclusive practices.
Action Items
Key action items:
- Expert interviews and analysis of accessible procurement policies, practices and implementations in other jurisdictions
- Hold a conference that brings together relevant stakeholders and experts
- Provide recommendations for a Canadian approach for procurement regulations for the public sector and the federally-regulated private sector.
Working Documents
Harnessing Sociotechnology to Benefit Accessible ICT
Canadian Accessible ICT Procurement Conference AGENDA
Email sent to participants week prior to workshop
Accessibility Procurement Workshop: Q&A Live Working Document
Functional Accessibility Requirements: an online toolkit approach to procurement
Bridging existing standards with FARs model
Project Resources
Contracts & language repository – GitHub
Open source contracting repository – GitHub
Purchasing for ethical business; bcorp contracting – GitHub
Related Projects and Links
Communication
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