Champions

To be a champion, it is important to keep yourself educated. As a minimum, the champion must complete a proper, structured introduction course and should keep educating themselves on different topics within accessibility. A good way to keep yourself educated is to follow different channels and communities.

Accessibility is a moving target. In the near future, we will see WCAG standards being updated, and legislation changes as well. We also expect accessibility to become a bigger prioritisation for authorities. It is important to stay in the loop of industry development.

Along with the world, Visma’s own focus on accessibility may also change or become more specified. It is the champions responsibility (as well as management’s) to stay aware of this.

If there are any updates on the subject, or any specific area that the team needs to work on, the role of the champion is to share the knowledge they have available and be there to make sure that the team obtains all necessary knowledge.

If team members are struggling with accessibility issues or have questions on the subject, they need to be able to go to the accessibility champion. Even if the champion is unable to give an answer, they should be able to facilitate a process towards finding the answer.

Champions should give all new and relevant colleagues an onboarding on to the subject of accessibility. What is it, how does the team work with it, what is their individual responsibility, and how do they obtain the necessary resources and tools. Ideally the champion should prepare a presentation format to follow with each new onboarding.

On a regular basis, a guild of all Visma’s accessibility champions will meet. The purpose of these meetups is to learn from experts or to share experiences, Champions are expected to participate and engage with the other champions.