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District of Columbia
District Government Web Style and Standards: accessibility of District agency websites
District Government Web Style and Standards
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.0 AA
What it requires
- If you are a District government agency, make every website you publish meet level AA conformance of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, and meet as many level AAA guidelines as you can, which the standards say should be met where possible (District Government Web Style and Standards, Section 508 Accessibility Compliance).
- If you are a District government agency, build your sites and applications with fully valid HTML and CSS markup as the World Wide Web Consortium defines it, and validate them with the W3C HTML and CSS validator tools (District Government Web Style and Standards, Section 508 Accessibility Compliance).
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What this law does
The Office of the Chief Technology Officer's District Government Web Style and Standards address District agency websites and applications accessed through the DC.gov web portal. Under the heading Section 508 Accessibility Compliance, the standards require all sites to meet level AA conformance of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, and to meet as many level AAA guidelines as possible.
Sites and applications must be built with fully valid HTML and CSS markup as the World Wide Web Consortium defines it, and validated with its HTML and CSS validator tools. The Office of Disability Rights has published a Web and Social Media Accessibility Technical Assistance Manual with specifications, tools and resources for application and website developers.
Section 1-1402 of the District's Code charges the Office of the Chief Technology Officer to develop and enforce policy directives and standards regarding information technology and telecommunications systems throughout the District government.
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