BrazilBrazilian Inclusion Law, Accessibility of Websites Kept by Companies and Government Bodies, and of Telecentres and LAN Houses
Arts. 63 e 64 da Lei nº 13.146 de 6 de julho de 2015 (Lei Brasileira de Inclusão da Pessoa com Deficiência, Estatuto da Pessoa com Deficiência)
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
As of .
What it requires
- The Act names no technical standard for a website: article 63 refers to the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally, and it states no sanction of its own for a site that does not meet it.
- If your company has its headquarters or a commercial representation in Brazil, make the internet sites you keep accessible for use by persons with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to the information available, according to the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally (LBI Art. 63, caput); the same duty is placed on government bodies' sites.
- Show the accessibility symbol prominently on the site (LBI Art. 63, § 1).
- If you run a community telecentre that receives federal public funds for its operation or installation, or a LAN house, have accessible equipment and facilities, and make at least 10% of your computers, and at least one machine, available with accessibility features for visually impaired persons (LBI Art. 63, §§ 2 and 3).
- To obtain financing under Article 54, item III (a project using public resources through tax waiver or incentive, contract, agreement or a similar instrument), observe the website accessibility of Article 63 (LBI Art. 64).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
- Open questions
- Which international best practices and accessibility guidelines does Article 63 mean, given that the Act names no technical standard?
- Does Article 63, which speaks of internet sites (sítios da internet), reach a mobile application?
What this law does
Article 63 makes accessibility mandatory on internet sites kept by companies with headquarters or commercial representation in Brazil or by government bodies, for use by persons with disabilities. Access to the information available must be guaranteed according to the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally. Under paragraph 1 the sites must carry the accessibility symbol in a prominent place.
Under paragraph 2 community telecentres that receive federal public funds for their operation or installation, and LAN houses, must have accessible equipment and facilities. Under paragraph 3 those telecentres and LAN houses must ensure that at least 10% of their computers have accessibility features for visually impaired persons, and at least one machine where the percentage is below one.
Article 64 requires the website accessibility of article 63 to be observed to obtain the financing referred to in article 54, item III. The Act enters into force 180 days after its official publication.
When LexLint raises it
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