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Iowa Department of Management Digital Accessibility Policy ADMN.303.02.E: accessibility conformance reports for procured, licensed and third-party products and digital services
Iowa DOM Digital Accessibility Policy sec. 3.2 (vendor reports)
In force since .
A procurement conditions rule binding private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Disclosure, Contract terms
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA
What it requires
- If you sell, license or supply a product or digital service to the Iowa Department of Management or a supported entity (a unit of state government), provide a current Accessibility Conformance Report for that product before it is deployed (Digital Accessibility Policy sec. 3.2).
- Base the report on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template format and document how the product conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA and, where applicable, the Revised Section 508 Standards (sec. 3.2).
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What this law does
The Digital Accessibility Policy of the Iowa Department of Management applies to vendors working for the Department or a supported entity. Section 8.85(1) of the Iowa Code provides that policies the Department establishes, unless waived by it, apply to all information technology procurements for supported entities.
Before deployment, any procured, licensed or third-party product or digital service must be accompanied by a current Accessibility Conformance Report for that product, the vendor's completed report based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template format, documenting how the product conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA and, where applicable, the Revised Section 508 Standards.
The policy states that an Accessibility Conformance Report is evidence about a specific product supplied by the vendor, and that vendor self-assessments carry less weight than reports produced through independent, third-party evaluation. Not following the policy may lead to disciplinary action under human resources policy and contractual authority. The policy took effect on and carries an expiration date of .
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