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 Massachusetts  State Website: http://www.mass.gov/ State IT Website: http://www.state.ma.us/itd/ Chief Information Officer: Peter Quinn Director & Chief Information Officer Information Technology Division Phone: (617) 727-2040 Fax: (617) 727-2779 State Procurement Officer: Ellen Phillips Operational Services Division John W. McCormack Office Building One Ashburton Place, Room 1017 Boston MA 02108 Phone: (617) 720-3330 Fax: (617) 727-4527 Email: ellen.phillips@osd.state.ma.us | |
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Massachusetts Procurement Accessibility
 Massachusetts Procurement Accessibility Executive Orders:
Executive Order No. 348 http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ExecOrders/eo348.txt Executive Order No. 348 requires that the "Department of Procurement and General Services and all other purchasing divisions shall develop procurement policies" to ensure the procurement of accessible electronic and information technology. Scope of Applicablity:
Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified |
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Massachusetts Web Accessibility
Massachusetts Web Accessibility Guidelines:
State Agency Website Guidelines http://www.state.ma.us/webmass/guide.htm Provides guidelines for general website development. Web Accessibility Standards, Version 2.0 (1/20/05) http://www.mass.gov/Aitd/docs/policies_standards/web-access-std.pdf The Web Accessibility Standards provide minimum guidelines that agencies must follow in order to ensure accessibility of all state web sites. Date of Most Recent Revision: 1-20-2005 Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: unclear Provides a list of Web Accessibility Organizations Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified |