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Texas Department of Information Resources rules on the accessibility of state agency and institution of higher education websites
1 Tex. Admin. Code secs. 206.50 and 206.70
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Governance
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.0 AA, US Section 508 standards
What it requires
- If you are a state agency, make all new or changed web pages comply with the standards referenced in US Section 508 Appendix C Chapter 7 section 702.10 (WCAG 2.0 Level AA excluding Guideline 1.2 Time Based Media), unless the agency head approves an exception or an exemption has been made for specific technologies (1 Tex. Admin. Code sec. 206.50(a)).
- If you are an institution of higher education, make all new or changed web pages comply with the same standards, unless the agency head approves an exception or an exemption has been made for specific technologies (1 Tex. Admin. Code sec. 206.70(a)).
- When an electronic and information resource cannot be made to comply, provide an alternative version of the page, form, application or document with equivalent information or functionality, and keep it synchronized to the primary resource (1 Tex. Admin. Code secs. 206.50(c) and 206.70(c)).
- Test every new or changed web page or site design with one or more accessibility validation tools, using automated methods, manual methods or assistive technologies (1 Tex. Admin. Code secs. 206.50(d) and 206.70(d)).
- Establish an accessibility policy that includes criteria for monitoring your website for compliance with the chapter (1 Tex. Admin. Code secs. 206.50(e) and 206.70(e)).
- Consider captioning and alternative forms of accommodation for videos posted on state websites, when asked to accommodate a webcast of a live open meeting or a training and informational video production that supports your mission (1 Tex. Admin. Code secs. 206.50(b) and 206.70(b)).
- This binds a state agency and an institution of higher education for a state website, which the chapter defines as a website owned, funded or operated by or for either of them (1 Tex. Admin. Code sec. 206.1(20)).
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What this law does
Section 206.50 of title 1 of the Texas Administrative Code requires all new or changed web pages of a state agency, from , to comply with the standards referenced in US Section 508 Appendix C Chapter 7 section 702.10 (WCAG 2.0 Level AA excluding Guideline 1.2 Time Based Media), unless the agency head approves an exception or an exemption has been made for specific technologies under section 213.17.
Section 206.70 of the same chapter sets that requirement, from , for all new or changed web pages of an institution of higher education, unless the agency head approves an exception or an exemption has been made for specific technologies under section 213.17. Section 206.50(e) requires a state agency to establish an accessibility policy that includes criteria for monitoring its website for compliance with the chapter.
Section 206.70(e) requires an institution of higher education to establish an accessibility policy that includes criteria for monitoring its website for compliance with the chapter. Where compliance cannot be accomplished for an electronic and information resource, section 206.50(c) requires an alternative version with equivalent information or functionality that stays synchronized to the primary resource.
Section 206.50(d) requires every new or changed web page or site design to be tested by the state agency using one or more accessibility validation tools, effective . Section 206.50(b) requires each state agency to consider captioning and alternative forms of accommodation for videos posted on state websites, based on a request for accommodation of a webcast of a live open meeting or of a training and informational video production that supports the agency's mission.
Section 2054.458 of the Government Code directs the Department of Information Resources to adopt rules regarding the development and monitoring of state agency Internet websites to provide access to individuals with disabilities. Chapter 206 defines a state website as a website owned, funded or operated by or for a state agency or institution of higher education.
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