With higher education increasingly being online or having online components, it is important to ensure that online materials are accessible for persons with print and other disabilities. Library-related research has focused on the need for academic libraries to have accessible websites, in part to reach patrons who are participating in distance-education programs. A key component of a library’s website, however, is the materials it avails to patrons through vendor platforms outside the direct control of the library, making it more involved to address accessibility concerns. Librarians must communicate the need for accessible digital files to vendors so they will prioritize it. In much the same way as contracted workers constructing a physical space for a federal or federally funded agency must follow ADA standards for accessibility, so software vendors should be required to design virtual spaces to be accessible. A main objective of this study was to determine a method of increasing the visibility of vendor accessibility documentation for the benefit of our users. It is important that we, as service providers for the public good, act as a bridge between vendors and the patrons we serve.

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增强供应商可访问性文档的可见性

随着高等教育越来越在线或具有在线组成部分，重要的是要确保印刷品和其他残障人士可以访问在线材料。图书馆相关的研究集中在需要学术图书馆拥有可访问的网站上，部分是为了吸引参与远程教育计划的顾客。但是，图书馆网站的关键组成部分是它通过图书馆直接控制范围之外的供应商平台向读者提供的资料，这使图书馆更加参与解决可访问性问题。图书馆员必​​须与供应商沟通对可访问数字文件的需求，以便他们优先处理。与为联邦或联邦资助机构建造实体空间的合同工必须遵循ADA关于无障碍环境的标准一样，因此应要求软件供应商设计可访问的虚拟空间。这项研究的主要目的是确定一种增加供应商可访问性文档的可见性的方法，以使我们的用户受益。重要的是，作为公共利益的服务提供者，我们必须充当供应商与我们所服务的顾客之间的桥梁。