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<h1><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:24pt">Procuring Accessible Software for your Organization</span></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Tuesday, May 25, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Attend the upcoming accessibility boutique on procuring accessible software for your organization. The National Federation of the Blind provides insights, best practices, and more regarding accessibility in the workplace. Learn how to ask the right questions. This event is great for business owners, employees responsible for purchasing software, and blind employees who may need to advocate for accessible software.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">In this boutique, participants will learn fundamentals of digital accessibility that includes Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) by the W3C. Furthermore, the bulk of the session will cover:</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">How to make accessible IT procurements.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Inclusion of accessibility requirements in the procurement process.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">How the Maryland Non-Visual Access Clause is incorporated in requests.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">An introduction to VPAT and how to decipher the VPAT.</span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Join us on Tuesday, May 25 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET via Zoom to learn how to purchase accessible software from the start.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Take advantage of this free opportunity. <a href='https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21253&qid=5388304' rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Register for the Procuring Accessible Software boutique today!</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Accessibility boutiques and seminars are workshops presented by our access technology experts that provide introductions to accessibility best practices and the latest trends in access tech.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">About National Federation of the Blind</span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The National Federation of the Blind is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind people. Our Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility (CENA) provides resources and events with access technology experts. <a href='https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21262&qid=5388304' rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Learn more about CENA</a>. Nonvisual accessibility is creating equal access for blind and low-vision users.</span></span></p>
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