CPACC - Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies Procurement and Accessibility Questions and Answers

Question 1

A university is purchasing a new campus-wide Learning Management System (LMS).
The procurement officer has received Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs), based on the VPAT®, from three different vendors.
What is the MOST crucial next step to validate the vendors' accessibility claims?

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Request live demonstrations focused on key accessibility use cases and test with users of assistive technologies.

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Choose the vendor with the ACR that lists the most criteria as 'Supports'.

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Select the vendor that is most widely used by other peer universities.

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Assume the vendor with the highest price has the most accessible product.

Question 2

Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of including specific accessibility standards, such as WCAG 2.1 Level AA, in a Request for Proposal (RFP)?

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To establish clear, legally enforceable expectations for accessibility and provide a measurable basis for evaluating vendor responses.

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To filter out smaller vendors who may not be able to afford comprehensive accessibility testing.

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To transfer all legal liability for accessibility from the purchasing organization to the selected vendor.

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To guarantee that the selected product will be 100% free of accessibility defects upon delivery.

Question 3

What is the relationship between a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®) and an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR)?

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An ACR is the completed report that is created by filling out the VPAT® template.

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They are two competing, independent standards for accessibility reporting.

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A VPAT® is a third-party certification, while an ACR is a vendor's self-assessment.

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An ACR is a summary of the much more detailed VPAT® document.

Question 4

An organization has procured and deployed new software. Six months later, an employee who uses a screen reader reports that a critical new feature is completely inaccessible. The original contract included a clause requiring WCAG 2.1 AA conformance. What is the MOST appropriate first step for the organization to take?

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Refer to the contract's accessibility clause and contact the vendor to require remediation based on the agreed-upon standards.

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Tell the employee to find a temporary workaround, as the software is already deployed.

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Immediately begin searching for a different vendor and replacement software.

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Blame the procurement department for not validating the vendor's claims more thoroughly.

Question 5

Which of the following represents the MOST significant strategic risk to an organization that consistently ignores accessibility in its procurement processes?

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Facing legal action, reputational damage, and exclusion of a segment of its customers or employees.

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A slight increase in the number of help desk tickets.

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The need to pay for accessibility training for internal staff.

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Receiving occasional negative comments on social media.

Question 6

To be most effective and least costly, at which stage of the technology procurement lifecycle should accessibility considerations FIRST be introduced?

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During the requirements gathering and market research phase, before an RFP is written.

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During contract negotiation, when legal terms are being finalized.

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During vendor evaluation, after all proposals have been submitted.

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During product implementation and testing, just before deployment.