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U.S. state laws and policies for ICT accessibility

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Many individual states within the U.S. 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 accessibility policies
State Has website 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 Yes[9] WCAG 2.1 AA 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
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  1. ^ "Alabama Policy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "Alaska Policy".
  3. ^ "Arizona Web Policy" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Arkansas Web Policy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Arkansas Software Policy". Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "California Web Policy" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Colorado Web Policy".
  8. ^ "Connecticut Web Policy".
  9. ^ "Digital Accessibility for the State of Delaware" (PDF). Delaware.gov. January 30, 2023. p. 3. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  10. ^ "District of Columbia Web Policy".
  11. ^ "Florida Web Policy". Archived from the original on August 8, 2003.
  12. ^ "Georgia Web Policy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  13. ^ "Hawaii Web Policy". Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  14. ^ "Idaho Web Policy".
  15. ^ "Illinois Web Policy". Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  16. ^ "Illinois Software Policy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Indiana Web Policy".
  18. ^ "Indiana Software Policy".
  19. ^ "Iowa Web Policy" (PDF).
  20. ^ "Kansas Web Policy". Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  21. ^ "Kansas Software Policy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  22. ^ "Kentucky Web Policy". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  23. ^ "Kentucky Software Policy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  24. ^ "Louisiana Web Policy". Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  25. ^ "Maine Web Policy". Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  26. ^ "Maryland Web Policy".
  27. ^ "Massachusetts Web Policy".
  28. ^ "Massachusetts Software Policy".
  29. ^ "Michigan Web Policy".
  30. ^ "Minnesota Web Policy" (PDF).
  31. ^ "Minnesota Software Policy" (PDF).
  32. ^ "Mississippi Web Policy".
  33. ^ "Missouri Web Policy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  34. ^ "Missouri Software Policy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  35. ^ "Montana Web Policy". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  36. ^ "Nebraska Web Policy".
  37. ^ "Nebraska Software Policy" (PDF).
  38. ^ "New Hampshire Web Policy" (PDF).
  39. ^ "New Jersey Web Policy" (PDF).
  40. ^ "New Mexico Web Policy".
  41. ^ "New York Web Policy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  42. ^ "Ohio Web Policy".
  43. ^ "Oklahoma Web Policy". Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  44. ^ "Oklahoma Software Policy". Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  45. ^ "Pennsylvania Web Policy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  46. ^ "Rhode Island Web Policy".
  47. ^ "South Carolina Web Policy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  48. ^ "South Dakota Web Policy".
  49. ^ "Tennessee Web Policy".
  50. ^ "Texas Web Policy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  51. ^ "Texas Software Policy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  52. ^ "Utah Web Policy".
  53. ^ "Vermont Web Policy".
  54. ^ "Virginia Web Policy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  55. ^ "Washington Web Policy".
  56. ^ "West Virginia Web Policy".
  57. ^ "Wisconsin Web Policy". Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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