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Illinois
Information Technology Accessibility Act: accessibility standards for technology sold to Illinois State entities
In force since .
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Contract terms
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA
What it requires
- If you sell electronic and information technology to an Illinois State entity (a State agency, constitutional office, public body or public university, but not a unit of local government, a school district or a community college), expect the procurement to require it to conform to the IITAA 2.1 Standards, which require WCAG 2.1 Level AA for electronic content, software and web applications procured after (30 ILCS 587/20; IITAA 2.1 Standards E201.1, E205.4 and E207.2).
- Where the State entity asks for it, provide your most recent Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or Accessibility Conformance Report with the bid (Department of Innovation and Technology IITAA procurement guidance).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What this law does
The accessibility standards under the Information Technology Accessibility Act apply to electronic and information technology developed or procured by a State entity, or to substantial modifications a State entity makes to it, after the Department of Central Management Services and other State entities incorporate the standards into their procurement policies and procedures.
A State entity is the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the State, including its departments, divisions, agencies, constitutional offices, public bodies, and public universities, and not a unit of local government, a school district, or a community college.
The IITAA 2.1 Standards require information and communication technology that agencies procure, develop, maintain, or use to conform to them, and require conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA for technology procured after . The Standards do not require technology a contractor acquires incidentally to a contract to conform.
The Department of Innovation and Technology's procurement guidance says the State should include in an information technology procurement a requirement that the technology comply with the Standards and that the vendor provide its most recent Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or Accessibility Conformance Report where applicable.
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