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Following are excerpts of the accessibility-related laws, policies, standards or guidelines, and other resources that states have published on-line in support of websites, application development, and IT procurement. After reading the excerpt of the resource, you can click on the link to view its state-based source.

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Kentucky (printable version)

General Information for Kentucky State Website:    http://kentucky.gov/ State IT Website: http://technology.ky.gov/ Chief Information Officer:    Mike Inman Commissioner of Technology Office of Information Technology Commonwealth of Kentucky Phone: (502) 564-1201 Fax: (502) 564-6856 State Procurement Officer:    Dan Abner Executive Director Office of Material and Procurement Services 373 Capitol Annex Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Phone: 502/564-4510 ext. 248 Fax: 502/564-7209 Email: DanI.Abner@ky.gov

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Kentucky Procurement Accessibility  Kentucky Procurement Accessibility Statutes: Legislative Code: K.R.S. § 61.980, 61.982, 61.984, 61.986, 61.988, Kentucky Accessible Information Technology Statute http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/061-00/980.PDF K.R.S. § 61.980 provides definitions used in the statutes. K.R.S. § 61.982 provides that information technology equipment and software used by employees, program participants, or members of the general public "[p]rovide individuals with disabilities, including blind or visually impaired, or deaf or hard of hearing, with access, including, but not limited to interactive use of equipment and services, that is equivalent to the access provided individuals who are not disabled, blind or visually impaired, or deaf or hard of hearing; [and] are designed to present information, including, but not limited to, prompts used for interactive communication in formats intended for both visual and nonvisual use." In addition, requires information technology be purchased under contract that contains the technology access clause, which is described in K.R.S. § 61.984. K.R.S. § 61.986 provides for exclusion of the technology access clause in certain instances. K.R.S. § 61.988 provides the remedy of a civil action for injunctive relief for any violation of the statute. Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-14-2000 Scope of Applicablity: All State Agencies State Commisions State Authorities State University and Higher Education System Local School Districts Other: "Covered entity" is defined by the statute as "the state or any state-assisted organization." A "state-assisted organization" is defined by the statute as "a college, university, nonprofit organization, person, political subdivision, school system, or other entity supported in whole or in part by state funds." Referenced Standards: 508 Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? Self-Monitoring Complaint Process: specified Any person injured by a violation of KRS 61.980 to 61.988 may bring an action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of the county in which the person resides or in which the covered entity is located. (KRS 61.988) Sanction Provisions: specified Injunctive Relief State Point of Contact: Not Specified [Back to Top]

Kentucky Web Accessibility  Kentucky Web Accessibility Statutes: Legislative Code: K.R.S. § 61.980, 61.982, 61.988, Kentucky Accessible Information Technology Statute http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/061-00/980.PDF K.R.S. § 61.980 and 61.982, 61.988 Kentucky Accessible Information Technology Statute (K.R.S. § 61.980 http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/061-00/980.PDF) (K.R.S. § 61.982 http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/061-00/982.PDF) (K.R.S. § 61.988 http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/061-00/988.PDF). K.R.S. § 61.980: Provides definitions used in the statutes. K.R.S. § 61.982: States that information technology equipment and software used by employees, program participants, or members of the general public must "[p]rovide individuals with disabilities, including blind or visually impaired, or deaf or hard of hearing, with access, including, but not limited to interactive use of equipment and services, that is equivalent to the access provided individuals who are not disabled, blind or visually impaired, or deaf or hard of hearing; [and] are designed to present information, including, but not limited to, prompts used for interactive communication in formats intended for both visual and nonvisual use." K.R.S. § 61.988: Provides for a remedy of a civil action for injunctive relief for any violation of the statute. Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-14-2000 Scope of Applicablity: All State Agencies State Commisions State Authorities State University and Higher Education System Local School Districts Other: "Covered entity" is defined by the statute as "the state or any state-assisted organization." A "state-assisted organization" is defined by the statute as "a college, university, nonprofit organization, person, political subdivision, school system, or other entity supported in whole or in part by state funds." Referenced Standards: 508 Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? Self-Monitoring Complaint Process: specified Any person injured by a violation of KRS 61.980 to 61.988 may bring an action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of the county in which the person resides or in which the covered entity is located. (KRS 61.988) Sanction Provisions: specified Injunctive Relief State Point of Contact: Not Specified  Kentucky Web Accessibility Guidelines: Commonwealth of Kentucky IT Enterprise Standards 7020 Internet/World Wide Web Design and Publishing http://gotsource.ky.gov/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-9402/7020_World_Wide_Web_Design_and_Publishing.doc The Standards work in conjunction with the statutes to require accessibility of all new, revised, or redesigned web pages. Date of Most Recent Revision: 6-10-2003 Scope of Applicablity: All State Agencies State Commisions State Authorities Other: "These standards and guidelines apply to each Commonwealth of Kentucky entity publishing on the Internet in the course of its business and utilizing state resources, as well as to other entities specifically granted permission to use these facilities by the Commonwealth. An 'entity' is defined as a cabinet, agency, authority, board, commission, council, department, office, division, program, etc." Referenced Standards: 508 and W3C/WCAG Hybrid Validation/Testing Required: yes Governor's Office of Technology will test web sites. Also recommends use of BOBBY, InFocus, and Page Screamer Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? Self-Monitoring Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified State Point of Contact: Not Specified Enterprise Standard 7025 (DRAFT) - Accessibility for Internet/World Wide Web Design and Publishing https://gotsource.ky.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-36578/Accessibility7025_Draft_20040415.pdf "The Accessibility Standard has been separated from the Design Standard and is currently in Draft status." "The Accessibility Standard for the Executive Branch is still to meet Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Priority Level 2 of the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, implemented in May of 2002. The purpose of the rewrite of the Accessibility Standard is to separate it from the 7020 Design Standard and to clarify misperceptions of the Accessibility Standard." [Back to Top]