Accessibility Training Plan Working Group Activities
The Accessibility Training Plan Working Group was established to develop a plan to include digital accessibility training as part of the annual required trainings and specific training requirements. This group also provides feedback and contributes to the trainings produced by the ACCESS team. Per Executive Order 614, this working group has the following primary objective and goals:
Accessibility Training Plan Working Group Objective
Provide accessibility training to introduce Commonwealth employees to digital accessibility in conjunction with role-based accessibility requirements.
Goals for Accessibility Training Plan Working Group
- Create a plan to include digital accessibility training in the annual required trainings to level set Executive Department employees on the basics of digital accessibility.
- Identify and create a plan for role-specific accessibility training to be provided to leadership, management and teams educating them on resources and requirements to integrate accessibility into their day-to-day functions and work.
This group has created a training plan in partnership with the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) and the Human Resources Division (HRD). The training plan has been reviewed by HRD and includes a digital accessibility basics course as well as role-specific training modules.
The Digital Accessibility Fundamentals course will be included in the modules for FY26 required training. It is planned to have role-specific training modules provided through the MassAchieve platform and tracked by managers, Secretariat leadership, and SIAOs.