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Alaska Department of Administration policy on the accessibility of information and communication technology
Accessibility of Information and Communication Technology
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance
- Conformance standard
- US Section 508 standards
What it requires
- If you are a State of Alaska executive branch agency, adopt a standard for information and communication technology that complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d) (policy, Procedure I.A).
- For websites and online applications, train your staff and use the latest version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines level A and AA issues (policy, Procedure I.A).
- Test every information and communication technology system under your control or management for accessibility each month, with tools that meet the current WCAG standards (policy, Procedure I.B).
- Establish a mechanism for users to report accessibility issues or concerns (policy, Procedure I.C).
- If you are the Office of Information Technology, select and procure accessible information and communication technology systems and ensure that accessible systems meet compliance (policy, Procedure II.A and II.C).
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Who enforces it
Enforcement body
State ADA Coordinator, Alaska Department of Administration, who may review compliance with the policy.
What record it asks for
Logging duty
The policy requires monthly testing and a way for users to report issues, and sets no duty to keep a record.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
The Alaska Department of Administration's Accessibility of Information and Communication Technology policy and procedure applies to all State of Alaska executive branch agencies. The policy describes the minimum standards for the accessibility of information and communication technology and applies to all official State business, including technology hosted on State servers, contracted or procured with the State, or supported by State funds.
Each agency must adopt a standard for information and communication technology that complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and for websites and online applications must train its staff and use the latest version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines level A and AA issues.
Each agency must test the information and communication technology systems under its control or management for accessibility each month, and must establish a mechanism for users to report accessibility issues. The Office of Information Technology must select and procure accessible information and communication technology systems. The State ADA Coordinator may review compliance with the policy. The policy is dated .
The policy rests on Administrative Order No. 129, dated , which establishes the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance program for the executive branch of Alaska state government.
The order directs that each agency operate each of its services, programs and activities so that, viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, and it has the State ADA Coordinator coordinate and direct the activities of agencies under the order and ensure compliance with it. The order defines a state agency to exclude the University of Alaska and the Alaska Railroad Corporation.
Administrative Order No. 262, dated , places the State ADA Coordinator in the Department of Administration to facilitate a statewide, coordinated approach to ADA compliance under the direction of the Department's management. Under 6 AAC 65.030(e), the state ADA coordinator gives direction and guidance to the department and division ADA coordinators.
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