The Accessible Workplace Technology Ecosystem
Check out the Accessible Workplace Technology Ecosystem below to explore the roles and responsibilities that different entities hold in the world of accessible workplace technology. We encourage you to use this graphic to help you think about relationships you can build across these various stakeholder groups to further your organization’s goals.
Infographic Description
The accessible workplace technology ecosystem infographic is divided into 6 subcategories:
- Education and Research Institutions
- Technology Companies
- Standard Setting Organizations and Technical Assistance Organizations
- Government Organizations
- Professional Associations and Advocacy Organizations
- Employers
This infographic is meant to be illustrative of the general accessible workplace technology ecosystem and is not an exhaustive list.
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
- Accessibility Research Institutions
- Coleman Institute
- Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (Wireless RERC)
- AccessComputing
- Trace Center
- Curriculum and Standard Setting Organizations
- Organizations Impacting Education
- Schools as Employers (see Employers)
- Training and Certification Groups
- Schools that Teach Design and Development
- Colleges
- Universities
- Community colleges
- High schools
- Faculty
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
- Product Teams
- Developers
- Designers
- Content creators
- Supply Chain
- Research & Development
- Tech Companies as Employers (see Employers)
- Executive Team
- Training Department
- Tech Products and Services
STANDARD SETTING ORGANIZATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS
- Technical Assistance Organizations
- Accessibility consultants
- JAN, PEAT, EARN
- ADA centers
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Agency 508 teams
- Standard Setting Organizations
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- U.S. Access Board
- CEN-CENELEC & ETSI
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
- Federal Regulatory and Policy Agencies
- Department of Labor
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- Department of Justice
- Agency 508 coordinators
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
- Federal Government as an Employer
- OPM
- Each agency
- International Governments
- Policymakers
- Employers
- State and Local Governments
- Policymakers
- Employers
- American Job Centers
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
- State Leaders
- IT Professionals
- International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)/G3ict
- Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing (ACM SIGACCESS)
- PWD and Advocacy
- Education groups
- Parent groups
- User groups
- Advocacy groups
- Employers
- DirectEmployers
- Disability:IN
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
EMPLOYERS
- Small Businesses
- Federal Contractors
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Public Employers
- Private Employers
- Internal Groups
- Executive team
- Talent management
- Procurement
- CIO/CTO offices
- Accommodations support
- Legal and regulatory
- External relations
- Employee groups