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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General Information for Delaware  State Website: http://www.delaware.gov/ State IT Website: http://dti.delaware.gov/ Chief Information Officer: Thomas Jarrett Secretary of the Department of Technology and Information/CIO Department of Technology and Information 801 Silver Lake Blvd Dover, DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-9628 Fax: (302) 739-1442 State Procurement Officer: Blaine Herrick Division of Purchasing Division of Support Services 820 Silver Lake Blvd, Suite 100 Dover DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-5587 Email: bherrick@state.de.us | |
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Delaware Web Accessibility
 Delaware Web Accessibility Policies:
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Web Policy, Policy Memorandum Number 26 http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/admin/files/pm26.pdf "In order to provide a high-quality website that is accessible to the majority of our viewers, DHSS has developed the following technical guidelines and standards to be used by all information providers. . . If you use graphics or applets as navigation tools for your site, you must provide an alternative text-based navigation option. . . DHSS has chosen to adopt all state guidelines as standards." Date of Most Recent Revision: 10-21-2002 Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: yes "DMS/IRM will perform hyperlink, HTML validation and Bobby Checking on the entire DHSS website once every two months." Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: specified http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/admin/files/pm26.pdf "If broken links, improper HTML or inaccessible pages are not corrected, the affected page(s) will be removed from the DHSS website immediately unless otherwise waived by the DHSS Communications Director. If any other standards violations are noticed, they will undergo the same enforcement process with notification to the Communications Director, web relations designees and Division Director." Delaware Web Accessibility Guidelines:
Web Presentation Guidelines for State of Delaware Agencies -- Version 3.0 (4/15/05) http://www.state.de.us/sos/gic/reports/web_guidelines_version_3.0.shtml Document identifies standards (which agencies are required to follow) and guidelines (which agencies are recommended to follow). Provides guidance on designing accessible web pages and recommends compliance with W3C Level 1 Priority Guidelines. Date of Most Recent Revision: 4-15-2005 Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: yes Testing is defined as a "Standard" and, thus, is required of state agencies. Standard No. 3 states that "As agencies develop web sites, or add new pages, it is important that they test [the] content in multiple user agents." Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified State Point of Contact: Greg Hughes Delaware Web Accessibility Executive Orders:
Executive Order No. 9 creating the Electronic Government and Steering Committee http://www.state.de.us/research/register/february2001/executiveorders.htm Establishes the Electronic Government Steering Committee and authorizes the Committee to "coordinate the provision of services and information by Delaware state agencies on the internet." Specifically charges the Committee with developing standards that relate to accessibility of internet-based technologies. Date of Most Recent Revision: 1-22-2001 Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified Delaware Web Accessibility Others:
Accessibility Central http://www.state.de.us/sos/gic/information/access_central.shtml Accessibility Statement http://delaware.gov/egov/portal.nsf/portal/access "The Delaware.gov Web Portal was constructed to comply with the accessibility guidelines developed through the WAI. This Portal has achieved Level A compliance with the WAI's accessibility guidelines -- meaning that all priority 1 checkpoints were adhered to in its construction." Scope of Applicablity:
Validation/Testing Required: unspecified Who is responsible for monitoring compliance?
Sanction Provisions: unspecified |