A Federal Perspective on Best Practices in Acquiring Accessible ICT

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This session provides a practical look at how a federal agency might integrate accessibility into ICT acquisition from planning through contract award and beyond. Drawing on federal experience, the presentation will highlight strategies for incorporating appropriate Section 508 language into solicitations and contracts, evaluating vendor accessibility information, confirming product accessibility upon delivery, and holding vendors accountable throughout the duration of the contract.

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Director, Office of 508 Compliance U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Senior IT Accessibility Specialist General Services Administration, US Federal Government

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Chet Frith joined the Office of Information Technology at Department of Veteran Affairs in May 2022 and is the Director, Office of 508 Compliance. He began his career in the United States Navy where he served 21 years on active duty and another 7 years as a DoD civilian. While working with seriously wounded, ill and injured service members, he developed a passion for accessibility and personally utilized assistive information and communication technology upon his return from Iraq in 2011. Chet assisted the realignment of the Section 508 office, ensuring the 508 Playbook was implemented through a robust Plan of Action and Milestones. He holds a Master’s Degree in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas.

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A Federal Perspective on Best Practices in Acquiring Accessible ICT

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Laura Boniello Miller is a Senior ICT Accessibility Specialist with the Office of Government-wide Policy at the General Services Administration (GSA) providing technical assistance to federal agencies on Section 508. On behalf of the Governmentwide IT Accessibility Team, Miller manages acquisition-related products such as the Solicitation Review Tool and the ACR Repository. She works with agencies and acquisition leaders to incorporate Section 508 into federal procurement in all stages of the acquisition process.

Miller serves on various working groups addressing self service transaction machine accessibility. She has knowledge of closed system accessibility as it relates to hardware, software, and accessible technology and she works on the Hardware Baseline with members of the Access Board and other members of the Governmentwide IT Accessibility Team.

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