MAKING IT BETTER

NOT JUST RULES

COORDINATED PROCUREMENT

• Telecommunications
• Hardware
• Data Centres
• Major Office Machines
• Microsoft VSA
• Large software vendors

STANDARDS

• European EN 301 549
• U.S. Section 508
• WCAG 2.0

508 Exemptions

• No undue burdens
• Best fit to standard
• Not all work stations
• Public reqt not non-public
• No fundamental alterations
• Not for service computers

508 LIMITATIONS

• Software - only MS is WoG
• Telco - no fixed lines
• Video - no WoG, NTS n/a
• Web - WCAG 2.0 NTS
• Hardware - keyboards, touch screens, biometrics

Results to Date

• Major Office Machines (2013) - 38/55 compliant with 508
• Mobile Panel (2014) - 13/13 device providers compliant with 508

HARDWARE PANEL

• Fully compliant with 508 or EN: 14/23
• Partially compliant: 9/23 (to be confirmed during negotiations)

QoN

• Set aside for ICT: Yes
• Influence vendors: hmmm
• WCAG compliance: DTO
• Australian standard: hmmm
• Std tech/versions: demand?

QON (2)

• Supplier diversity (cf ADE, Indigenous) in reverse: progress under way
• Assistive/Adaptive Tech panel: that depends

Questions Without Notice?