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State agency accessibility of websites and digital assets
Office of Policy and Management Accessibility and Inclusivity Policy for Websites and Digital Assets version 5.0, under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4d-8a
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA
What it requires
- If you are a state agency as section 4d-1(3) of the General Statutes defines it, build all new digital content (agency websites and web applications, digital documents, mobile applications, electronic forms, multimedia content, software applications, and digital communications and notifications) to at least WCAG 2.1 Level AA as part of the process (Policy, Policy Statement).
- Track your own accessibility progress and conduct periodic reviews to ensure consistency with WCAG 2.1 Level AA; the policy says covered agencies are responsible for their own compliance and should do this (Policy, Policy Statement).
- Use your best efforts to prioritize remediation of existing content by user impact, starting with essential services and high-traffic content, where the content does not otherwise fall within an exemption from federal law (Policy, Policy Statement).
- Designate an Accessibility Designee as a single point of contact to coordinate implementation of the policy and address complaints or input from the public; the policy says agencies should do this (Policy, Policy Statement).
- Direct a person who reports an accessibility barrier to the Accessibility Designee or, where there is none, to the agency Customer Success Manager or other responsible staff, and to the Statewide Accessibility Feedback form, and on request offer necessary information in alternative formats or through manual assistance (Policy, Complaint Procedure).
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What this law does
The policy applies to the state agencies defined in section 4d-1(3) of the General Statutes and covers agency websites and web applications, digital documents, mobile applications, electronic forms, multimedia content, software applications, and digital communications and notifications.
Section 4d-8a of the General Statutes requires the Office of Policy and Management to develop and implement an integrated set of policies governing the use of information and telecommunications systems for state agencies. The policy names sections 4-5, 4-8, 4-65a, 4-66, 4d-1(3) and 4d-8a of the General Statutes as the authority under which the Office of Policy and Management develops and implements its information and telecommunications policies for state agencies.
Under the policy, agencies shall ensure that all new digital content is built with minimum WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards of accessibility as part of the process. State agencies covered by the policy are responsible for their own compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and should track accessibility progress and conduct periodic reviews to ensure consistency with the policy.
Agencies should use their best efforts to prioritize remediation of existing content by user impact, starting with essential services and high-traffic content, where the content does not otherwise fall within an exemption from federal law. Agencies should designate an Accessibility Designee as a single point of contact to coordinate implementation of the policy and address complaints or input from the public. The policy encourages the Legislature and the Judiciary to adopt similar standards. The policy took effect , and supersedes version 4.1 of the Universal Website Accessibility Policy.
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