- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:32:43 -0500
- To: User Agent Working group list <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Golden" <dcgolden@swbell.net> To: "Listserv Sec 508 (E-mail)" <sec508@trace.wisc.edu> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:41 AM Subject: RE: [SEC508] Fw: Section 508 Legislation? Must be my day to respond to listserv postings. Regarding state initiatives, you really have to divide web access from procurement as the level and type of activity is different. Also its important to understand that really no state has passed "508 legislation." Many state laws focus on a "procurement clause" (don't address all forms of IT development or deployment), some are an expansion of ADA general anti-discrimination language, and few specifically address standards adoption. At last count, over 40 states have adopted some form of law, policy, executive order, guidelines, etc. related to web accessibility. These vary dramatically in content, some adopt Section 508 web standards, some adopt W3C, and others have a hybrid of those standards. Very few of the 40 plus web access requirements are in statute. With procurement the situation is different. I'm aware of twelve states (Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, California, West Virginia, and Louisiana) who have statutes that address the procurement of accessible IT and one additional state (Maine) with a policy that does so. A few other states have had legislation introduced in the past and some are still active this session (Arizonia is an example.) I have links to state statutes and any technical standards or policies that have been developed for 10 of the 12 states with laws along with a link to Maine's policies. There is an analysis of the key features of those 10 laws and 1 policy at http://www.ataporg.org/summary.htm. The two states I do not have statute info on are West Virginia and Louisiana (have never been able to locate web links to the passed statute.) This and much more information related to the current status of state IT access laws and policies will be published shortly in an article for a special issue of the Journal of Information Technology and Disabilities. I'll be happy to share any link info I have if it would be helpful. Diane Diane Cordry Golden, Ph.D., Director Missouri Assistive Technology Council 816/350-5280 (direct voice) dcgolden@swbell.net -----Original Message----- From: sec508-admin@trace.wisc.edu [mailto:sec508-admin@trace.wisc.edu]On Behalf Of David Poehlman Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:25 AM To: section 508 discussion list Subject: [SEC508] Fw: Section 508 Legislation? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Buetow" <tbuetow@TecAccess.NET> To: <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: Section 508 Legislation? Could anyone tell me which states have enacted Section 508 legislation? And which ones are about to pass it? Or point me in the right direction to find out? Thanks for any help. TecAccess Tracy Edge Buetow Testing and Assessment Manager tbuetow@tecaccess.net www.tecaccess.net ************************************************************************ * This email, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential, and intended solely for the recipient(s) indicated. Any review, use, or distribution by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, or are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender, and delete all copies immediately. Thank You _______________________________________________ SEC508 mailing list SEC508@trace.wisc.edu http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/sec508 _______________________________________________ SEC508 mailing list SEC508@trace.wisc.edu http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/sec508
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