State agency information and communication technology accessibility policy (Revised 508 Standards and the Title II web rule)

Information and communication technology that state agencies procure, develop, maintain or use must conform to the Revised 508 Standards, 36 CFR Part 1194 (2018), as the Nebraska Information Technology Commission's policy revises them. State agencies must conform with the requirements of 28 CFR Part 35 Subpart H, Web and Mobile Accessibility.

Agencies must ensure that all functionality of information and communication technology is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, either directly or by supporting the use of assistive technology. State employees with disabilities must have access to and use of information and data comparable to that of state employees without disabilities, and members of the public with disabilities who seek information or data from a state agency must have comparable access and use.

The Revised 508 Standards do not apply to information and communication technology that state agencies operate as part of a public safety system. Information and communication technology a contractor acquires incidental to a contract is not required to conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

Legacy information and communication technology that complies with an earlier standard the Commission adopted, and that has not been altered on or after November 14, 2020, is not required to be modified to conform to the Revised 508 Standards. The accessibility policy was adopted on October 31, 2001 and amended on November 14, 2019 and July 11, 2025.

The Commission's technical standards and guidelines apply to all state agencies, boards and commissions, except the Legislature, the Supreme Court and other judicial branch entities, the offices of the constitutional officers, educational entities established in article VII of the Nebraska Constitution, and other agencies or entities the Constitution establishes.

For the Legislature, the judicial branch, the offices of the constitutional officers, educational entities established in article VII of the Nebraska Constitution and other constitutional entities, the Commission's standards and mandatory requirements are treated as guidelines or recommendations. The Commission's technical standards and guidelines are adopted under section 86-516 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes.

Section 86-516 requires the Nebraska Information Technology Commission to adopt minimum technical standards, guidelines, and architectures, which may not unnecessarily restrict the use of new technologies or prevent commercial competition. Information technology purchases made with state funds or local tax receipts by education-related political subdivisions must meet or exceed any applicable technical standards the Commission has established.