{"id":96228,"date":"2025-06-09T11:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allyantnew.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=allyant_resource&#038;p=96228"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:07:19","slug":"a-software-vendors-guide-to-vpats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allyant.com\/resources\/guides\/a-software-vendors-guide-to-vpats\/","title":{"rendered":"A Software Vendor\u2019s Guide to VPATs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>A Software Vendor&#8217;s Guide to VPATs<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Streamline Procurement, Strengthen Sales, Secure Renewals.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your software buyers are making accessibility a non-negotiable requirement in their RFPs. In today\u2019s procurement processes, if you can demonstrate your software is accessible, you\u2019ve improved your chances of making the vendor short list. If you can\u2019t, you\u2019re losing new business opportunities\u2014and putting existing contracts at risk at the time of renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this guide, we give you the seven reasons why you should engage a third-party expert for your VPAT, and how you can ensure you\u2019ve got the proper compliance documentation needed to help close deals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_fee1838112b98725d9ebe65f7a6ac4a7\"\n    class=\"block--flexible-banner\n    bg-none\n    align-left\n    vertical-align-top\n    layout-half-and-half\n    \"\n    >\n        <div class=\"wrapper flex\">\n                    <div class=\"col\">\n                \n                                                                <h2 class=\"h2\">\n                            Download the Guide.\n                        <\/h2>\n                    \n                                        \n                                        \n                                        \n                      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