Law / United States / 
Montana
Technology access clause in information technology contracts of state agencies
In force since .
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Contract terms
What it requires
- If you sell information technology to a Montana state agency, expect the contract to include the technology access clause, which requires compliance with the nonvisual access standards the state develops, and the nondiscrimination language required by section 49-3-207 (section 18-5-604(1)).
- Make the technology meet the nonvisual access standards, which must include these minimum specifications: effective, interactive control and use of the technology, including the operating system, applications programs and format of the data presented, readily adaptable to nonvisual means; compatibility with the information technology other individuals use to exchange electronic information with a blind or visually impaired individual; integration into networks used to share communications among employees, program participants and the public; and equivalent access by nonvisual means to telecommunications or other interconnected network services (section 18-5-604(2)).
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What this law does
The technology access clause must be developed by the department of administration and must require compliance with nonvisual access standards developed by the state. The access clause and the nondiscrimination language required in section 49-3-207 must be inserted in all contracts for the procurement of information technology by, or for the use of, state agencies.
The nonvisual access standards must include a minimum specification that effective, interactive control and use of the technology, including the operating system, applications programs and format of the data presented, are readily adaptable to nonvisual means.
The minimum specifications also require the technology equipped for nonvisual access to be compatible with information technology used by other individuals with whom the blind or visually impaired individual may interact or exchange electronic information.
The minimum specifications also require nonvisual access technology to be integrated into networks used to share communications among employees, program participants and the public, and to be capable of providing equivalent access by nonvisual means to telecommunications or other interconnected network services used by persons who are not blind or visually impaired. Section 18-5-604 was enacted by section 4 of chapter 429, Laws of 2001. Chapter 429, Laws of 2001 took effect on as to all sections.
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