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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.

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Maryland (printable version)

General Information for Maryland State Website:    http://www.maryland.gov/ State IT Website: http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/19dit/html/dit.html Chief Information Officer:    Ellis L. Kitchen Chief Information Officer Department of Budget and Management State of Maryland 45 Clavert Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: (410) 260-7259 Phone: (410) 260-6379 State Procurement Officer:    Tony Reed Office of State Procurement Department of General Services 301 W. Preston Street, Room M6 Baltimore MD 21201 Phone: (410) 767-4430 Fax: (410) 333-5482 Email: tony.reed@dgs.state.md.us

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Maryland Application Development Accessibility  Maryland Application Development Accessibility Statutes: Legislative Code: Education (ged) 7-901 , 7-910 , 8-408 http://mlis.state.md.us/asp/web_statutes.asp Requires that technology-based instructional products procured or developed for the Maryland public school system meet the technical standards for E&IT issued under Section 508. Does not apply to teacher developed intructional materials until FY 2005. Date of Most Recent Revision: 10-1-2002 Legislative Code: MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 3-402 http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe After linking to the website for the statutes, expand the menu for "Enter Article." Click on "State Finance and Procurement - (gsf)." Click on the button "Submit Query." On the next screen, select the desired statute from the "Enter Selection" menu. § 3-402: Provides definitions for the statute. Date of Most Recent Revision: 6-1-2002 Scope of Applicablity: Executive Branch Agencies Referenced Standards: State Adopted Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? State CIO Office Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified Legislative Code: MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 3-410(d)(1)(4)(5) http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe After linking to the website for the statutes, expand the menu for "Enter Article." Click on "State Finance and Procurement - (gsf)." Click on the button "Submit Query." On the next screen, select the desired statute from the "Enter Selection" menu. § 3-410: Charges the Chief of Information Technology with developing a state-wide master technology plan that, among other things, will "include standards to assure non-visual access to the information and services made available to the public over the Internet" and requires the adoption of regulations that will enforce non-visual access standards in procurements of technology made by the state. Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-1-2000 Scope of Applicablity: Executive Branch Agencies Referenced Standards: State Adopted Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? State CIO Office Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified  Maryland Application Development Accessibility Others: Maryland Technology Assistance Program http://www.mdtap.org/ Establishes a statewide, consumer responsive system for the delivery of technology related assistance to individuals with disabilities, under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998. [Back to Top]

Maryland Procurement Accessibility  Maryland Procurement Accessibility Statutes: Legislative Code: Education (ged) 7-901 , 7-910 , 8-408 http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe Requires that technology-based instructional products procured or developed for the Maryland public school system meet the technical standards for E&IT issued under Section 508. Does not apply to teacher developed intructional materials until FY 2005. Date of Most Recent Revision: 10-1-2002 Legislative Code: MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 3-402 http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe After linking to the website for the statutes, expand the menu for "Enter Article." Click on "State Finance and Procurement - (gsf)." Click on the button "Submit Query." On the next screen, select the desired statute from the "Enter Selection" menu. § 3-402: Provides definitions for the statute. Date of Most Recent Revision: 6-1-2002 Scope of Applicablity: Executive Branch Agencies Referenced Standards: State Adopted Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? State CIO Office Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified Legislative Code: MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 3-402, 3-410(5), 3-412 http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe After linking to the website for the statutes, expand the menu for "Enter Article." Click on "State Finance and Procurement - (gsf)." Click on the button "Submit Query." On the next screen, select the desired statute from the "Enter Selection" menu. § 3-402: Provides definitions for the statute. § 3-410: Charges the Chief of Information Technology with developing a state-wide master technology plan that, among other things, will "include standards to assure non-visual access to the information and services made available to the public over the Internet" and requires the adoption of regulations that will enforce non-visual access standards in procurements of technology made by the state. § 3-412: Requires the development and implementation of a technology access clause for use in all contracts for procurement of information technology by the state. Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-1-2000 Scope of Applicablity: Executive Branch Agencies Referenced Standards: State Adopted Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? State CIO Office Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified Legislative Code: State Finance and Procurement (gsf) 3-402 , 3-412 , 13-218 http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe Requires development of a clause regarding nonvisual access to information technology to be included in State procurement contracts. Date of Most Recent Revision: 10-1-1998  Maryland Procurement Accessibility Others: Maryland Technology Assistance Program http://www.mdtap.org/ Establishes a statewide, consumer responsive system for the delivery of technology related assistance to individuals with disabilities, under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998. [Back to Top]

Maryland Web Accessibility  Maryland Web Accessibility Statutes: Legislative Code: MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 3-402 http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe After linking to the website for the statutes, expand the menu for "Enter Article." Click on "State Finance and Procurement - (gsf)." Click on the button "Submit Query." On the next screen, select the desired statute from the "Enter Selection" menu. § 3-402: Provides definitions for the statute. Date of Most Recent Revision: 6-1-2002 Scope of Applicablity: Executive Branch Agencies Referenced Standards: State Adopted Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? State CIO Office Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified Legislative Code: MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 3-410(d)(1)(4)(5) http://www.mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe After linking to the website for the statutes, expand the menu for "Enter Article." Click on "State Finance and Procurement - (gsf)." Click on the button "Submit Query." On the next screen, select the desired statute from the "Enter Selection" menu. § 3-410: Charges the Chief of Information Technology with developing a state-wide master technology plan that, among other things, will "include standards to assure non-visual access to the information and services made available to the public over the Internet" and requires the adoption of regulations that will enforce non-visual access standards in procurements of technology made by the state. Date of Most Recent Revision: 7-1-2000 Scope of Applicablity: Executive Branch Agencies Referenced Standards: State Adopted Standards Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance? State CIO Office Complaint Process: unspecified Sanction Provisions: unspecified  Maryland Web Accessibility Others: Maryland Technology Assistance Program http://www.mdtap.org/ Establishes a statewide, consumer responsive system for the delivery of technology related assistance to individuals with disabilities, under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998. [Back to Top]