Accessibilité
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Technology can create new opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to work, learn, connect, and take part in everyday life. New tools, including AI, can help remove barriers for people with disabilities. ITI works across industry and with policymakers and accessibility experts to advance standards that expand access while supporting innovation.
ITI’s PositionITI’s position: advance access while supporting innovation
ITI advances accessibility policies that keep pace with technology and meet users’ changing needs. That work includes creating and maintaining the VPAT®, a widely used tool that helps companies and buyers understand how technology meets accessibility standards in the United States and around the world.
- Align standards across markets: ITI supports clear, consistent accessibility standards that strengthen access worldwide while helping companies develop products that work across global markets.
- Give companies space to innovate: People have different accessibility needs, and technology changes quickly. ITI supports flexible policies that allow companies to develop new and effective ways to meet those needs.
- Focus on real-world results: ITI works worldwide to ensure policies and regulations support technology accessibility without hindering innovation. Tools such as VPAT® provide governments and other buyers reliable ways to evaluate the accessibility of technology.
Explore how VPAT supports accessibility
Developed by ITI, the VPAT® helps companies document how their products meet accessibility standards and gives buyers clear, consistent information to guide purchasing decisions.
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Learn how to use the VPAT® to create and evaluate Accessibility Conformance Reports, choose the right VPAT edition, and clearly report how technology products meet accessibility standards.
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ITI Releases New VPAT® Training in Webinar Featuring Accessibility Experts
VPAT 2.5Rev 508 (April 2025)
VPAT 2.5Rev EU (avril 2025)
VPAT 2.5Rev WCAG (April 2025)
ITI Releases New VPAT® Training in Webinar Featuring Accessibility Experts
#DownloadonTech: Microsoft’s Senior Accessibility Technology Evangelist Discusses AI’s Role in Bridging the Disability Divide
ITI Recommends Robust, Inclusive Approach to Website Accessibility for Government Sites
ITI Updates Online VPAT® and VPAT Training
VPAT 2.5Rev 508 (April 2025)