Law / United States / 
New York
Accessibility clause in contracts for information and communication technology developed or maintained for New York State Entities
ITS Policy NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.4, third-party development of websites and applications
In force.
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Contract terms
What it requires
- If you develop, program or maintain network-based information or applications, including websites, delivered to or by a New York State Entity under a contract or procurement that carries the policy's accessibility clause, comply with the State Technology Law and Executive Law section 170-f accessibility provisions the clause names, and be consistent with Enterprise IT Policy NYS-P08-005, Accessibility of Information Communication Technology (NYS-P08-005, sec. 4.4).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What this law does
Section 4.4 of ITS Policy NYS-P08-005 requires every solicitation document, contract and amendment executed by a State Entity with a scope of work requiring development, procurement or maintenance of information and communication technology to include a clause on accessibility.
The clause provides that network-based information and applications development, or programming, including websites, delivered to or by the State under the contract or procurement will comply with the State Technology Law and Executive Law section 170-f accessibility provisions it names and be consistent with the policy.
When LexLint raises it
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