AR HB2063

Department of Information Systems must develop and include technology access clauses in all information technology procurement contracts for covered entities on or after July 30, 1999, requiring compliance with nonvisual access standards.

Nonvisual access standards must follow 36 C.F.R § 1194.21 for software applications and operating systems as it existed on January 1, 2011.

Nonvisual access standards must follow 36 C.F.R § 1194.22 for web-based intranet and Internet information and applications as it existed on January 1, 2011.

Technology must provide effective interactive control and use by nonvisual means, be compatible with technology used by other individuals, be integrated into employee and public communication networks, and provide equivalent access to telecommunications or network services available to non-visually impaired persons.

Exception allows purchase or use of information technology products that do not meet standards if the information is inherently visual in nature and cannot be conveyed nonvisually.