Procurement Level 2 (4-7 points)

Developing Your Accessible Procurement

Your assessment indicates your organisation is at Level 2 in the Procurement dimension of accessibility maturity. Rudimentary efforts are being made to include accessibility in the procurement process. Procurement staff are being encouraged to see the importance of accessibility in the procurement process though no real progress has happened. This shows you’ve begun incorporating accessibility in purchasing decisions but still have significant room for growth.

Organisations at this level typically:

• Include basic accessibility requirements in some procurement processes
• Occasionally request evidence to support vendor accessibility claims
• Conduct limited accessibility risk assessments for some purchases
• Have started planning for alternate access options in certain cases
• Sometimes request accessibility roadmaps or improvement plans from vendors

Leveling up in procurement

To develop more accessible procurement:

• Involve people with disabilities and accessibility experts in procurement decisions, even informally to start
• Begin updating procurement policies and documents to prioritise accessibility along with any other requirements
• Develop verification requirements for vendor accessibility claims
• Establish processes from planning alternative access when full accessibility isn’t possible
• Ask vendors to provide their accessibility roadmaps or improvement plans more consistently

You’ve made initial progress in accessible procurement. Now you can focus on expanding and strengthening these practices to create a more consistently accessible technology environment.