Webaccessibility

	Policy on Web Site Accessibility Issued

	Issue Date: August 2007 Source: IGD, Statewide IT Policy

	R. Steve Edmonson, director of the Office of Information Technology and state chief information officer, recently issued Ohio IT Policy ITP-F.3, "Web Site Accessibility,” effective on August 20, 2007. The policy requires state agencies or contractors working on an agency’s behalf to adopt the following:

	A basic set of accessibility standards required by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and detailed in Section 1194.22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, “Web-based intranet and internet information and applications,” as necessary to the creation of accessible content for the sensory disabled; An accessibility statement on or linked to the state agency home page that includes a statement of compliance if compliance has been attained as well as the steps taken to ensure continued compliance; and A mechanism for accepting feedback on Web site accessibility issues.

	The policy was developed in collaboration with an 18-agency working group and was subject to a neutral, third-party independent review. It is available online at http://www.oit.ohio.gov/IGD/policy/pdfs_policy/ITP-F.3.pdf.

	State IT rules, policies, standards, procedures and bulletins are available online at www.ohio.gov/itp.

	Comments, questions or inquiries may be directed to:

	Statewide IT Policy Ohio Office of Information Technology Investment and Governance Division 30 E. Broad St., 39th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-3414

	Telephone: (614) 644-9352 Facsimile: (614) 644-9152 E-mail: State.ITPolicy.Manager@oit.ohio.gov