US state laws and policies for ICT accessibility

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Many individual states within the US have accessibility policies for Information and Communications Technology (ICT). These policies often include references to national or international standards. They provide websites and software authors with technical details to ensure that users with disabilities can access the information and that adequate functionality is assured. The most commonly referenced standards are Section 508 and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The table below provides information for all fifty states and indicates whether policies are in place for websites and software. It also indicates what standards the web policies are based on and provides links to the policies.

State Accessibility Policies
StateHas Web Site Policy?Based on...Has Software Procurement Policy?
AlabamaYes [1] Section 508No
AlaskaYes [2] Section 508, WCAG 2.0No
ArizonaYes [3] A.R.S. § 41-3504(A (1(a)))No
ArkansasYes [4] Section 508Yes [5]
CaliforniaYes [6] Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AANo
ColoradoYes [7] Section 508No
ConnecticutYes [8] WCAG 1.0 ANo
DelawareNo [9] No
District of ColumbiaYes [10] Section 508No
FloridaYes [11] Section 508No
GeorgiaYes [12] WCAG 1.0No
HawaiiYes [13] Section 508No
IdahoYes [14] Section 508No
IllinoisYes [15] Section 508, WCAG 1.0Yes [16]
IndianaYes [17] Section 508Yes [18]
IowaYes [19] WCAG 2.0 AANo
KansasYes [20] Section 508, WCAG 2.0 AAYes [21]
KentuckyYes [22] Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AAYes [23]
LouisianaNo [24] Encouraged to meet Section 508No
MaineYes [25] Section 508, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0No
MarylandYes [26] Section 508No
MassachusettsYes [27] Section 508Yes [28]
MichiganYes [29] Section 508No
MinnesotaYes [30] Section 508, WCAG 2.0Yes [31]
MississippiYes [32] WCAG 1.0No
MissouriYes [33] Section 508Yes [34]
MontanaYes [35] Section 508No
NebraskaYes [36] Section 508Yes [37]
NevadaNoNo
New HampshireYes [38] Section 508No
New JerseyYes [39] Section 508No
New MexicoYes [40] WCAG 1.0 AANo
New YorkYes [41] Section 508No
North CarolinaNoNo
North DakotaNoNo
OhioYes [42] Section 508No
OklahomaYes [43] Section 508Yes [44]
OregonNoNo
PennsylvaniaYes [45] Section 508No
Rhode IslandNo [46] No
South CarolinaYes [47] Section 508, WCAG 1.0No
South DakotaYes [48] Section 508, W3C Web Content GuidelinesNo
TennesseeYes [49] Section 508No
TexasYes [50] Section 508Yes [51]
UtahYes [52] WCAG 1.0No
VermontYes [53] Section 508, W3C Web Content GuidelinesNo
VirginiaYes [54] Section 508No
WashingtonNo [55] Encouraged to meet Section 508, W3CNo
West VirginiaYes [56] Section 508No
WisconsinYes [57] Section 508No
WyomingNoNo
  1. ↑ "Alabama Policy" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Alaska Policy".
  3. ↑ "Arizona Web Policy" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Arkansas Web Policy" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Arkansas Software Policy".
  6. ↑ "California Web Policy" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Colorado Web Policy".
  8. ↑ "Connecticut Web Policy".
  9. ↑ "Delaware Web Policy" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "District of Columbia Web Policy".
  11. ↑ "Florida Web Policy".
  12. ↑ "Georgia Web Policy".
  13. ↑ "Hawaii Web Policy".
  14. ↑ "Idaho Web Policy".
  15. ↑ "Illinois Web Policy".
  16. ↑ "Illinois Software Policy".
  17. ↑ "Indiana Web Policy".
  18. ↑ "Indiana Software Policy".
  19. ↑ "Iowa Web Policy" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "Kansas Web Policy".
  21. ↑ "Kansas Software Policy".
  22. ↑ "Kentucky Web Policy".
  23. ↑ "Kentucky Software Policy".
  24. ↑ "Louisiana Web Policy".
  25. ↑ "Maine Web Policy".
  26. ↑ "Maryland Web Policy".
  27. ↑ "Massachusetts Web Policy".
  28. ↑ "Massachusetts Software Policy".
  29. ↑ "Michigan Web Policy".
  30. ↑ "Minnesota Web Policy" (PDF).
  31. ↑ "Minnesota Software Policy" (PDF).
  32. ↑ "Mississippi Web Policy".
  33. ↑ "Missouri Web Policy".
  34. ↑ "Missouri Software Policy".
  35. ↑ "Montana Web Policy".
  36. ↑ "Nebraska Web Policy".
  37. ↑ "Nebraska Software Policy" (PDF).
  38. ↑ "New Hampshire Web Policy" (PDF).
  39. ↑ "New Jersey Web Policy" (PDF).
  40. ↑ "New Mexico Web Policy".
  41. ↑ "New York Web Policy" (PDF).
  42. ↑ "Ohio Web Policy".
  43. ↑ "Oklahoma Web Policy".
  44. ↑ "Oklahoma Software Policy".
  45. ↑ "Pennsylvania Web Policy".
  46. ↑ "Rhode Island Web Policy".
  47. ↑ "South Carolina Web Policy".
  48. ↑ "South Dakota Web Policy".
  49. ↑ "Tennessee Web Policy".
  50. ↑ "Texas Web Policy".
  51. ↑ "Texas Software Policy".
  52. ↑ "Utah Web Policy".
  53. ↑ "Vermont Web Policy".
  54. ↑ "Virginia Web Policy" (PDF).
  55. ↑ "Washington Web Policy".
  56. ↑ "West Virginia Web Policy".
  57. ↑ "Wisconsin Web Policy".

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