Duty LXD-8360
Distributes a software product, in Maine
Digital Accessibility and Usability Policy: vendor responsibilities in State of Maine procurementssince 6 lines
Vendor responsibilities, Maine Digital Accessibility and Usability Policy secs. 3.3 and 3.6 · Read the law's page
- If you sell information technology to a State of Maine agency, comply with the revised Section 508 Standards for the products and services you provide and conform with the WCAG Version 2.1 Level A and AA Success Criteria (policy sections 3.6.1 and 3.6.2).
- Submit an Accessibility Conformance Report, where required, for the products and services you propose or provide, for example when you respond to a request for proposals or under a contract, using the newest Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (WCAG edition) to the extent possible (policy sections 3.6.3 and 3.6.3.1).
- Fill out the Accessibility Conformance Report in its entirety, identify the automated and manual testing methodology and the testing tools used, and specify the conformance level and remarks for each entry (policy section 3.6.3.2).
- Provide the additional testing results and information the State requests to document the accessibility of what you propose or provide, and promptly fix reported accessibility issues that involve a substantial barrier to use (policy sections 3.6.4 and 3.6.5).
- If you submit an Accessibility Conformance Report on a template older than version 2.0, explain why you are not using a newer version, and make the report accurately and fully report the level of accessibility conformance (policy sections 3.6.3.4 and 3.6.3.5).
- If you are the Division of Procurement Services, make every procurement instrument under your purview that includes an information technology component require compliance with the policy by default (policy section 3.3.3).when it serves a public body