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United States: State Policies Relating to Web Accessibility

Last updated 30 June 2003.
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Abstract

The policy links on this page are compiled as a resource by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). This page is not a comprehensive or definitive resource for all applicable laws and policies regarding Web accessibility. The information contained on this page is not legal advice. If you have questions about the applicability of the referenced laws to specific situations, please consult legal authorities in the appropriate jurisdiction.

This page lists only policies in US States. For national policies in different countries, go to main page of policy links.

Arkansas

• Legislation: - Act 1227 of 1999  
• Policy: Accessibility Policy for Web Pages - DRAFT - http://www.dis.state.ar.us/SP/arch/policy2000/webaccess.htm
• Jurisdiction: Arkansas Department of Information Systems
• Relevant Documents: Accessibility Information
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or comments:

California

• Legislation: -
• Jurisdiction: Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges
• Relevant Documents: Distance Education: Access Guidelines for Students with Disabilities
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or comments:

Connecticut

• Legislation: -
• Jurisdiction: Connecticut Management Advisory Committee, Department of Information Technology
• Relevant Documents: Universal Web Site Accessibility Policy for State Government Web Sites, Version 4.0
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or Comments: CMAC Web Site Accessibility Committee

Kansas

• Legislation: -
• Jurisdiction: Information Technology Executive Council (ITEC)
• Relevant Documents: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines for the State of Kansas
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or Comments:

Massachusetts

• Legislation:
• Policy: Web Accessibility Standards Version 1.0, May 1, 2000  http://www.state.ma.us/itd/SPG/Publications/standards/web-access-std.htm
• Jurisdiction:
• Relevant Documents:
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or Comments:

Minnesota

• Legislation: -
• Jurisdiction: Minnesota Office of Technology
• Relevant Documents: Minnesota Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Policy And Guidelines, Version Date: July 13, 2001
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or comments: Accessible Web Design Quick Reference Checklist

New York

• Legislation: -
• Jurisdiction: NY State Office for Technology, Governor's Task Force on Information Resource Management
• Relevant Documents:
  • Office for Technology Policy 99-3
  • Technology Policy 96-13
• Discussion:
• Additional Information or comments:
  • State offices affected by the policy (apparently)

North Carolina

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: Information Resources Management Commission - http://irmc.state.nc.us/access/
• Relevant Documents:
• Discussion: Position Paper Revision One - http://irmc.state.nc.us/access/pospap.htm
• Additional Information or Comments:

Ohio

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: Internet Advisory Committee Best Practices - Universal Accessibility - http://www.state.oh.us/bestpr/access.htm
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

Oregon

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: Oregon Online Policy - http://www.state.or.us/oolpolicy.pdf 
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

Pennsylvania

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: Internet Accessibility Design Guidelines - http://www.oit.state.pa.us/oit/policy/view.asp?q=16655 
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

Tennessee

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: World Wide Web Guidelines - http://www.state.tn.us/guidelines/ 
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

Texas

• Legislation: Senate Bill 294, 75th Legislature
• Jurisdictions: Texas Education Agency, Textbook Administration
• Relevant Documents:
  • World Wide Web Design Standards and Coding Guidelines Web Accessibility Guidelines Version 3.2 As of 20010312 - http://www.state.tx.us/Standards/srrpub11-accessibility.htm 
  • TEA's Report on the Computer Network Study
  • Chapter 5 in TEA Report: Accessibility of Information in Electronic Textbooks
• Discussion: TEA Report's Legislative Mandate and Project Methodology
• Additional information or comments: -

Virginia

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: Virginia Information Providers Network Accessibility Compliance - http://www.vipnet.org/vipnet/access.html
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

Washington

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: Achieving Web Site Accessibility in Government - http://www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/access/
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

Wisconsin

• Legislation: 
• Jurisdiction: 
• Relevant Documents: Enterprise Standards: Deployment of Accessible Pages on the World Wide Web http://enterprise.state.wi.us/static/standards/std0605.htm
• Discussion: 
• Additional Information or Comments:

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