US state laws and policies for ICT accessibility explained

Many individual states within the US have accessibility policies for Information and Communications Technology (ICT). These policies often include references to national or international standards. They provide websites and software authors with technical details to ensure that users with disabilities can access the information and that adequate functionality is assured. The most commonly referenced standards are Section 508 and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The table below provides information for all fifty states and indicates whether policies are in place for websites and software. It also indicates what standards the web policies are based on and provides links to the policies.

State Accessibility Policies
StateHas Web Site Policy?Based on...Has Software Procurement Policy?
AlabamaYes[1] Section 508No
AlaskaYes[2] Section 508, WCAG 2.0No
ArizonaYes[3] A.R.S. ยง 41-3504(A (1(a)))No
ArkansasYes[4] Section 508Yes[5]
CaliforniaYes[6] Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AANo
ColoradoYes[7] Section 508No
ConnecticutYes[8] WCAG 1.0 ANo
DelawareNo[9] No
District of ColumbiaYes[10] Section 508No
FloridaYes[11] Section 508No
GeorgiaYes[12] WCAG 1.0No
HawaiiYes[13] Section 508No
IdahoYes[14] Section 508No
IllinoisYes[15] Section 508, WCAG 1.0Yes[16]
IndianaYes[17] Section 508Yes[18]
IowaYes[19] WCAG 2.0 AANo
KansasYes[20] Section 508, WCAG 2.0 AAYes[21]
KentuckyYes[22] Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AAYes[23]
LouisianaNo[24] Encouraged to meet Section 508No
MaineYes[25] Section 508, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0No
MarylandYes[26] Section 508 No
MassachusettsYes[27] Section 508 Yes[28]
MichiganYes[29] Section 508No
MinnesotaYes[30] Section 508, WCAG 2.0Yes[31]
MississippiYes[32] WCAG 1.0No
MissouriYes[33] Section 508Yes[34]
MontanaYes[35] Section 508No
NebraskaYes[36] Section 508Yes[37]
NevadaNoNo
New HampshireYes[38] Section 508No
New JerseyYes[39] Section 508No
New MexicoYes[40] WCAG 1.0 AANo
New YorkYes[41] Section 508No
North CarolinaNoNo
North DakotaNoNo
OhioYes[42] Section 508No
OklahomaYes[43] Section 508Yes[44]
OregonNoNo
Pennsylvania Yes[45] Section 508No
Rhode IslandNo[46] No
South CarolinaYes[47] Section 508, WCAG 1.0 No
South DakotaYes[48] Section 508, W3C Web Content GuidelinesNo
TennesseeYes[49] Section 508No
TexasYes[50] Section 508Yes[51]
UtahYes[52] WCAG 1.0No
VermontYes[53] Section 508, W3C Web Content GuidelinesNo
VirginiaYes[54] Section 508No
WashingtonNo[55] Encouraged to meet Section 508, W3CNo
West VirginiaYes[56] Section 508No
WisconsinYes[57] Section 508No
WyomingNoNo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alabama Policy.
  2. Web site: Alaska Policy.
  3. Web site: Arizona Web Policy.
  4. Web site: Arkansas Web Policy.
  5. Web site: Arkansas Software Policy.
  6. Web site: California Web Policy.
  7. Web site: Colorado Web Policy.
  8. Web site: Connecticut Web Policy.
  9. Web site: Delaware Web Policy.
  10. Web site: District of Columbia Web Policy.
  11. Web site: Florida Web Policy.
  12. Web site: Georgia Web Policy.
  13. Web site: Hawaii Web Policy.
  14. Web site: Idaho Web Policy.
  15. Web site: Illinois Web Policy.
  16. Web site: Illinois Software Policy.
  17. Web site: Indiana Web Policy.
  18. Web site: Indiana Software Policy.
  19. Web site: Iowa Web Policy.
  20. Web site: Kansas Web Policy.
  21. Web site: Kansas Software Policy.
  22. Web site: Kentucky Web Policy.
  23. Web site: Kentucky Software Policy.
  24. Web site: Louisiana Web Policy.
  25. Web site: Maine Web Policy.
  26. Web site: Maryland Web Policy.
  27. Web site: Massachusetts Web Policy.
  28. Web site: Massachusetts Software Policy.
  29. Web site: Michigan Web Policy.
  30. Web site: Minnesota Web Policy.
  31. Web site: Minnesota Software Policy.
  32. Web site: Mississippi Web Policy.
  33. Web site: Missouri Web Policy.
  34. Web site: Missouri Software Policy.
  35. Web site: Montana Web Policy.
  36. Web site: Nebraska Web Policy.
  37. Web site: Nebraska Software Policy.
  38. Web site: New Hampshire Web Policy.
  39. Web site: New Jersey Web Policy.
  40. Web site: New Mexico Web Policy.
  41. Web site: New York Web Policy.
  42. Web site: Ohio Web Policy.
  43. Web site: Oklahoma Web Policy.
  44. Web site: Oklahoma Software Policy.
  45. Web site: Pennsylvania Web Policy.
  46. Web site: Rhode Island Web Policy.
  47. Web site: South Carolina Web Policy.
  48. Web site: South Dakota Web Policy.
  49. Web site: Tennessee Web Policy.
  50. Web site: Texas Web Policy.
  51. Web site: Texas Software Policy.
  52. Web site: Utah Web Policy.
  53. Web site: Vermont Web Policy.
  54. Web site: Virginia Web Policy.
  55. Web site: Washington Web Policy.
  56. Web site: West Virginia Web Policy.
  57. Web site: Wisconsin Web Policy.

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