Accessibility Application

The vendor required to provide accessibility application text-to-speech and speech-to-text and word prediction applications for exceptional education students.
- Requirements
•    Provide a web-based application that will allow students to access all the following accessibility features:
o    Text-to-speech to include:
1.    Websites
2.    Pdfs
3.    Microsoft word
4.    Google applications
o    Speech-to-text in multiple applications, to include:
1.    Google docs
2.    Google slides
3.    Microsoft word
o    Word prediction.
o    Ability to record audio responses on documents.
•    Provide accessibility applications that allows for OCR conversion.
•    Provide accessibility applications that works with the LMS system of Schoology.
•    Provide an extension that will allow the accessibility application to work within various testing environments.
- Integration
•    Accessibility applications shall provide methods for user account administration that are easy to use and maintain. 
•    Accessibility applications shall support a single sign-on solution that does not require staff or students to have a separate account or password for accessing the application. 
•    Accessibility applications shall allow for lti, azure active directory or LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol) as a method of authentication and authorization. 
•    Accessibility applications shall provide a means to identify the individual or client using the application, authenticate the individual and determine the authorities and rights granted to that individual as well as a reporting engine for tracking usage and progress. 
•    Any requirements for students, staff, course, roster, or school information must be supported through a common specification. 
•    The exchange of data must be through a common protocol and not require the installation of vendor-specific software in the county internal infrastructure.
- Accessibility and web accessibility
•    The digital reading and writing resource must comply with the information technology accessibility act which requires that information technology developed, purchased, or provided is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
•    Accessibility applications shall be accessible to persons with disabilities, including:
o    Blindness, color blindness, visual impairment
o    Deafness, hearing impairment.
o    Speech impairment.
o    Mobility, strength, dexterity or reaching impairment.
•    Accessibility applications shall support the use of commonly available screen readers.

- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 2, 2025