US state laws and policies for ICT accessibility
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Many individual states within the US have accessibility policies for Information and Communications Technology (ICT). These policies often include references to national or international standards. They provide websites and software authors with technical details to ensure that users with disabilities can access the information and that adequate functionality is assured. The most commonly referenced standards are Section 508 and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The table below provides information for all fifty states and indicates whether policies are in place for websites and software. It also indicates what standards the web policies are based on and provides links to the policies.
State | Has Web Site Policy? | Based on... | Has Software Procurement Policy? |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Yes[1] | Section 508 | No |
Alaska | Yes[2] | Section 508, WCAG 2.0 | No |
Arizona | Yes[3] | A.R.S. § 41-3504(A (1(a))) | No |
Arkansas | Yes[4] | Section 508 | Yes[5] |
California | Yes[6] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AA | No |
Colorado | Yes[7] | Section 508 | No |
Connecticut | Yes[8] | WCAG 1.0 A | No |
Delaware | No[9] | No | |
District of Columbia | Yes[10] | Section 508 | No |
Florida | Yes[11] | Section 508 | No |
Georgia | Yes[12] | WCAG 1.0 | No |
Hawaii | Yes[13] | Section 508 | No |
Idaho | Yes[14] | Section 508 | No |
Illinois | Yes[15] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 | Yes[16] |
Indiana | Yes[17] | Section 508 | Yes[18] |
Iowa | Yes[19] | WCAG 2.0 AA | No |
Kansas | Yes[20] | Section 508, WCAG 2.0 AA | Yes[21] |
Kentucky | Yes[22] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AA | Yes[23] |
Louisiana | No[24] | Encouraged to meet Section 508 | No |
Maine | Yes[25] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0 | No |
Maryland | Yes[26] | Section 508 | No |
Massachusetts | Yes[27] | Section 508 | Yes[28] |
Michigan | Yes[29] | Section 508 | No |
Minnesota | Yes[30] | Section 508, WCAG 2.0 | Yes[31] |
Mississippi | Yes[32] | WCAG 1.0 | No |
Missouri | Yes[33] | Section 508 | Yes[34] |
Montana | Yes[35] | Section 508 | No |
Nebraska | Yes[36] | Section 508 | Yes[37] |
Nevada | No | No | |
New Hampshire | Yes[38] | Section 508 | No |
New Jersey | Yes[39] | Section 508 | No |
New Mexico | Yes[40] | WCAG 1.0 AA | No |
New York | Yes[41] | Section 508 | No |
North Carolina | No | No | |
North Dakota | No | No | |
Ohio | Yes[42] | Section 508 | No |
Oklahoma | Yes[43] | Section 508 | Yes[44] |
Oregon | No | No | |
Pennsylvania | Yes[45] | Section 508 | No |
Rhode Island | No[46] | No | |
South Carolina | Yes[47] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 | No |
South Dakota | Yes[48] | Section 508, W3C Web Content Guidelines | No |
Tennessee | Yes[49] | Section 508 | No |
Texas | Yes[50] | Section 508 | Yes[51] |
Utah | Yes[52] | WCAG 1.0 | No |
Vermont | Yes[53] | Section 508, W3C Web Content Guidelines | No |
Virginia | Yes[54] | Section 508 | No |
Washington | No[55] | Encouraged to meet Section 508, W3C | No |
West Virginia | Yes[56] | Section 508 | No |
Wisconsin | Yes[57] | Section 508 | No |
Wyoming | No | No |
External links
[edit]- ^ "Alabama Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Alaska Policy".
- ^ "Arizona Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Arkansas Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Arkansas Software Policy".
- ^ "California Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Colorado Web Policy".
- ^ "Connecticut Web Policy".
- ^ "Delaware Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "District of Columbia Web Policy".
- ^ "Florida Web Policy".
- ^ "Georgia Web Policy".
- ^ "Hawaii Web Policy".
- ^ "Idaho Web Policy".
- ^ "Illinois Web Policy".
- ^ "Illinois Software Policy".
- ^ "Indiana Web Policy".
- ^ "Indiana Software Policy".
- ^ "Iowa Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Kansas Web Policy".
- ^ "Kansas Software Policy".
- ^ "Kentucky Web Policy".
- ^ "Kentucky Software Policy".
- ^ "Louisiana Web Policy".
- ^ "Maine Web Policy".
- ^ "Maryland Web Policy".
- ^ "Massachusetts Web Policy".
- ^ "Massachusetts Software Policy".
- ^ "Michigan Web Policy".
- ^ "Minnesota Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Minnesota Software Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Mississippi Web Policy".
- ^ "Missouri Web Policy".
- ^ "Missouri Software Policy".
- ^ "Montana Web Policy".
- ^ "Nebraska Web Policy".
- ^ "Nebraska Software Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "New Hampshire Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "New Jersey Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "New Mexico Web Policy".
- ^ "New York Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Ohio Web Policy".
- ^ "Oklahoma Web Policy".
- ^ "Oklahoma Software Policy".
- ^ "Pennsylvania Web Policy".
- ^ "Rhode Island Web Policy".
- ^ "South Carolina Web Policy".
- ^ "South Dakota Web Policy".
- ^ "Tennessee Web Policy".
- ^ "Texas Web Policy".
- ^ "Texas Software Policy".
- ^ "Utah Web Policy".
- ^ "Vermont Web Policy".
- ^ "Virginia Web Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Washington Web Policy".
- ^ "West Virginia Web Policy".
- ^ "Wisconsin Web Policy".