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	<description>Conversation about Section 508</description>
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		<title>Blast from the Past</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=213</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About this blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a celebration of Accessibility Forum 2.0&#8217;s two year anniversary, here are our top posts over time.
The winner is: New Guidance Document on Acquisition for Accessible EIT with 3696 total views!
The other top posts in the top ten are:

Need Section 508 Testing Tools?
Guidance on Creating Section 508 Compliant IT Solicitations
Section 508 Resources for Developers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>But I am not purchasing EIT, only access to a database&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=212</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Is it E&IT?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We were recently told by a contracting officer that access to an on-line database was not Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) and therefore not subject to Section 508. This is clearly wrong. The web interface that the government agency would be using as a result of the purchase is applicable to Section 508 1194.22 Web-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do Vendors do with a GPAT?</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=211</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IT Vendors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a vendor, what do you do when a Government Product Accessibility Template (GPAT) is included in a solicitation? The GPAT identifies government accessibility requirements applicable Section 508 provisions to that acquisition.   Here is what you need to do to respond.
The first section of the GPAT is a summary table of the government&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Quick Links for ebooks</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=182</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=182#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BuyAccessible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Is it E&IT?]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quick Links]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a new set of Quick Links about ebooks were added to BuyAccessible.gov. Quick Links contain solicitation language and a Government Product Accessibility Template (GPAT) for a specific deliverable, in this case an ebook. There are also Quick Links for ebook readers and ebook software.
The GPAT for ebooks will let you know what Section 508 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If an agency is making a &#8220;Brand Name or Equal&#8221; EIT procurement, does Section 508 apply?</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=76</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=76#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acquisition Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misconceptions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes. Section 508 applies when Federal agencies &#8220;develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology.&#8221; Even if the agency is simply procuring a new version of an existing product, Section 508 applies. Section 508 requirements must be considered in the Brand Name justification and in the &#8220;or Equal&#8221; decision. It is a best practice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning Your Website</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=210</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=210#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Website Accessibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the time of year for Spring cleaning, time to sweep out those dust bunnies that have been collecting under your couch all Winter long. How about hopping on over to your website to see if it needs some cleaning up too? When is the last time you checked your agency&#8217;s website to see if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Solicitation Assessment Success Story</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=209</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=209#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acquisition Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agency Shared Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSA FedBizOpps Sampling Letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA&#8217;s Office of Governmentwide Policy, Information Resources Management Division, Section 508 Program Office assesses samples of Federal EIT solicitations to see if they contain the required Section 508 technical standards and sends feedback to the department/agency and the procurement officials. Here is an example of a solicitation that was revised based on the feedback an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BuyAccessible Wizard login change</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=208</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=208#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BuyAccessible]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA has decided to disable the Registered User interface on the BuyAccessible Wizard tool because this user interface has not been extensively used and due to security concerns.  If you would like access to your procurement files please contact us, so we can help you retrieve your data.  All users will now access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Converting your BuyAccessible Wizard outputs into a editable format</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=207</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=207#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BuyAccessible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPAT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using the BuyAccessible Wizard (BAW) is one of the best ways to ensure that you have addressed all the necessary Section 508 considerations for your EIT solicitation.  There are several reports  available as outputs of your Wizard session.  One of these is a Government Product Accessibility Template (GPAT) which is a template [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Information, Documentation and Support be Required for All Product Solicitations?</title>
		<link>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=125</link>
		<comments>http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=125#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BuyAccessible Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acquisition Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Is it E&IT?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Accessibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) products that you buy include product support information on the Internet? We are willing to guess many of them! When product support information is provided on the web for products that are likely to be used by government staff, then that information is EIT subject to Section 508 [...]]]></description>
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