Summary of Evaluation Criteria
Table 1. Sufficiency ratings and corresponding descriptions.
| Rating | Description |
|---|---|
| Fully Sufficient | Contains all relevant ICT accessibility requirements. |
| Mostly Sufficient | Contains most ICT accessibility requirements; missing minor, non-critical accessibility elements. |
| Somewhat Sufficient | Generally has some ICT accessibility language; missing a few critical elements or several non-critical ICT accessibility elements. |
| Inadequate, Contains Some ICT Accessibility Language | Has limited ICT accessibility language; missing several vital ICT accessibility elements/requirements. |
| Essential Accessibility Information Missing | Fully insufficient, missing most/all ICT accessibility language; missing most/all critical ICT accessibility-related requirements or language. |
Table 2. Relevance ratings and corresponding descriptions.
| Rating | Description |
|---|---|
| Highly Relevant | Policy is fully related to ICT accessibility considerations or is an ICT accessibility policy in and of itself. |
| Relevant | ICT accessibility is integral to the execution or definition of this policy; policy should include multiple ICT accessibility requirements/considerations. |
| Somewhat Relevant | ICT accessibility is somewhat important to the execution or definition of this policy; policy should include several ICT accessibility requirements. |
| Not Very Relevant | ICT accessibility is tangentially related to this policy; policy requires a few ICT accessibility requirements. |
| Not Relevant | Policy is not related to ICT accessibility; no ICT accessibility requirements should or need to be included in the policy. |
Table 3. Level of Detail ratings and corresponding descriptions.
| Rating | Description |
|---|---|
| Organizational Purpose/Governing Guidelines | Policy is an overarching governance document for the agency that mostly specifies the need for creation of additional policies, rules and/or directives (Strategic Level Document). |
| Office Rules, Policy, and Directive | Primary documents that define goals and high level ways of working (Operational Level Document). |
| Operational Guidance/SOPs | Tactical level documents that generally provide specific instructions to execute tasks (Tactical Level Document). |
Table 4. ICT Policy Need ratings and corresponding descriptions.
| Rating | Description |
|---|---|
| Critical | Significant gap that should be addressed directly; could result in very significant issues for the organization; requires immediate attention. |
| Very High | Significant gap that should be addressed soon; could result in significant issues for the organization; requires relatively immediate attention. |
| High | Gap that should be addressed soon; could result in issues for the organization; requires attention within approximately 6 months. |
| Moderate | Gap that should be addressed; could result in issues for the organization; requires regular monitoring or should ideally be addressed within the next fiscal year. |
| Low | Low priority gap that could be addressed; likely will not impact the agency significantly if not addressed; yearly monitoring suggested. |
| Very Low | Low priority gap or no gap exists; no impact to the agency is likely; suggested monitoring on an as needed basis. |
