Law / United States / 
New York
Accessibility of information and communication technology: IT policy binding New York State Entities
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance, Disclosure
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA, WCAG 2.2 AA
What it requires
- If you are a New York State Entity, meaning State Government as defined in Executive Order 117 or a State Agency as defined in section 101 of the State Technology Law, comply with the Level AA success criteria and conformance requirements of WCAG Version 2.2 for your information and communication technology, as the policy mandates (NYS-P08-005, secs. 3.0 and 4.0).
- Ensure that each website you own or maintain, including those provided by third parties, conforms to the Level AA success criteria of WCAG Version 2.2, or any successor guidelines, by , in accordance with State Technology Law section 103-d (NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.3).
- Ensure that all your web content and mobile applications conform to the Level AA success criteria of WCAG Version 2.1 in accordance with the rule of the United States Department of Justice by the compliance date (NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.3).
- Conduct manual testing of your information and communication technology before production use, prior to any fundamental alterations, and biennially after that, and maintain documented testing reports for each until the next automated and manual testing is completed (NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.3).
- Keep a list of your information and communication technology and the current compliance status of each (NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.3).
- Display a link labeled Accessibility in the footer of your website's home page, directing users to a page with contact information for questions about the accessibility of the site and of any other information and communication technology under your control (NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.3).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What this law does
ITS Policy NYS-P08-005, Accessibility of Information Communication Technology, was issued by the New York State Office of Information Technology Services and last updated on . It rests on section 103(10) of the State Technology Law, which gives the Office the authority to establish statewide technology policies. It applies to every State Entity, meaning State Government as defined in Executive Order 117 or a State Agency as defined in section 101 of the State Technology Law.
The policy mandates adherence to the Level AA success criteria and conformance requirements of WCAG Version 2.2. Compliance is required with all enterprise policies and standards. Each State Entity must ensure that each website it owns or maintains, including those provided by third parties, conforms to WCAG Version 2.2 Level AA, or any successor guidelines, by .
Each State Entity must also ensure that all web content and mobile applications conform to WCAG Version 2.1 Level AA under the rule of the United States Department of Justice. A State Entity must conduct manual testing of information and communication technology before production use, prior to any fundamental alterations, and biennially after that, and must maintain documented testing reports for each.
A State Entity must keep a list of its information and communication technology with the current compliance status of each. A State Entity must display a link labeled Accessibility in the footer of its website's home page.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app ships a consumer interface.
Back to the example · Lint your app
Page updated .