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Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services rules on accessibility of information technology for state agencies
Okla. Admin. Code 260:15-1-1 to 260:15-1-9
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Governance, Reporting
- Conformance standard
- US Section 508 standards
What it requires
- If you are a state agency, ensure that the information technology products you develop, procure, maintain or use, directly or through contracts or grants, comply with all applicable Oklahoma Information Technology Accessibility Standards, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency (OAC 260:15-1-3(a)).
- Evaluate the accessibility of any proposed custom-designed information technology system before you spend state funds, and have the appointing authority certify the result in writing on the form the Director prescribes (OAC 260:15-1-4).
- Designate an Accessibility Compliance Representative, publish the representative's contact information on the agency website, annually execute a certified statement assuring compliance with the IT Accessibility Standards, and submit the representative's name and contact information to the State Chief Information Officer by October 1 each year (OAC 260:15-1-5).
- Where compliance imposes an undue burden, give individuals with disabilities the information and data involved by an alternative means of access (OAC 260:15-1-3(e)).
- Accept a written complaint from any individual who alleges noncompliance, send the complainant written notice within ten business days of receipt, conduct a review within thirty days of receipt and, on completing it, give written notice of the results to the complainant and OMES (OAC 260:15-1-6 and 260:15-1-7).
- Give the State Chief Information Officer a complaint report for the prior state fiscal year on October 1 each year (OAC 260:15-1-9).
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What this law does
Chapter 15 of Title 260 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code establishes procedures to assure state compliance regarding accessibility of information technology for individuals with disabilities, based on section 34.28 of Title 62 and Section 508.
The Office of Management and Enterprise Services prescribes Information Technology Accessibility Standards that address all technical standard categories of Section 508, and each state agency must ensure that the information technology products it develops, procures, maintains or uses comply with all applicable standards unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.
The standards apply to all information technology procured, developed or substantially modified or enhanced after , where the procurement or development process was not initiated before that date. A state agency must evaluate the accessibility of a proposed custom-designed information technology system before it spends state funds.
The appointing authority of each state agency must designate an Accessibility Compliance Representative, who receives, investigates and processes complaints, annually executes a certified statement assuring compliance with the standards and submits the representative's name and contact information to the State Chief Information Officer by October 1 each year.
Where compliance imposes an undue burden, an agency must give individuals with disabilities the information and data involved by an alternative means of access. Any individual may file a written complaint that a state agency or its authorized agent does not comply with the accessibility laws or standards. The Accessibility Compliance Representative must send the complainant written notice within ten business days of receipt and must conduct a review within thirty days of receipt.
A complainant who is not satisfied with the agency's final response may refile the complaint with the agency or with the State Chief Information Officer. A complaint refiled with the State Chief Information Officer goes to a review team that includes a representative of the Information Services Division and of Oklahoma ABLE Tech, which must send its final written notice to the complainant and the agency no later than sixty calendar days after the Office receives the complaint.
Each agency must give the State Chief Information Officer a complaint report for the prior state fiscal year on October 1 each year. The appointing authority must keep summary and statistical information about the number, nature and outcome of all formal complaints filed. Section 260:15-1-1 of the chapter was added effective . Most of the chapter's sections were last amended effective .
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