State E & IT Accessibility Initiatives
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.
ITTATC recognizes that other on-line resources may exist, that information links change, and that state departments move and/or shift responsibility. As a result, this information will be updated on a regular basis. If you know of an accessibility-related link that does not appear in the state's information, please e-mail us so that accurate and usable information can be maintained.
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General Information for Louisiana  State Website: http://www.louisiana.gov/ State IT Website: http://www.lacisd.org/ Chief Information Officer: Rizwan Ahmed Chief Information Officer Office of Information Technology Ph: (225) 342-7105 Fax: (225) 219-4994 State Procurement Officer: Denise Lea Office of State Purchasing Division of Administration P.O. Box 94095 301 Main Street, 13th Floor Baton Rouge LA 70804 Phone: (225) 342-8057 Fax: (225) 342-8688 Email: dlea@doa.state.la.us | |
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Louisiana Procurement Accessibility
 Louisiana Procurement Accessibility Statutes:
Legislative Code: LA RS 39:302 http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=96331 "To the extent possible, and except as constrained by its appropriation for technology purchases, a state agency shall take reasonable steps relative to procurement to ensure that state employees who are disabled have access to data processing equipment, related services, and software that has been adapted in a manner to enable such technology to be used by such disabled state employees to the extent necessary to perform job-related duties." Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-1-2001 Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified |
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Louisiana Web Accessibility
Louisiana Web Accessibility Statutes:
Legislative Code: LA R.S. 39:301, 39:302 http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=96330 LA R.S. 39:301: Establishes the Advisory Council for Technology Access by Individuals with Disabilities. LA R.S. 39:302 states that: "To the extent possible, and except as constrained by its appropriation for technology purchases, a state agency shall take reasonable steps relative to procurement to ensure that state employees who are disabled have access to data processing equipment, related services, and software that has been adapted in a manner to enable such technology to be used by such disabled state employees to the extent necessary to perform job-related duties." Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-1-2001 Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified |