H.R. 24 Summary

• Requests the Disability and Communication Access Board and Office of Enterprise Technology Services to establish a working group focused on making government documents accessible to persons with disabilities.

• Working group is tasked with researching other states' laws and technologies for accessible documents, evaluating strategies to improve government document accessibility, and recommending legislation to the Legislature.

• Requires representatives from 13 entities to serve as working group members, including the University of Hawaiʻi Center on Disability Studies, multiple state departments, advocacy groups for blind and deaf persons, and other interested individuals.

• Mandates the Disability and Communication Access Board submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 40 days before the 2022 Regular Session convenes.

• Working group members serve without compensation.