U.S. state laws and policies for ICT accessibility

Many individual states within the U.S. 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 State Has website policy? Based on Has software procurement policy? AlabamaYesSection 508No AlaskaYesSection 508, WCAG 2.0No ArizonaYesA.R.S. § 41-3504(A (1(a)))No ArkansasYesSection 508Yes CaliforniaYesSection 508, WCAG 1.0 AANo ColoradoYesSection 508No ConnecticutYesWCAG 1.0 ANo DelawareYes WCAG 2.1 AA No District of ColumbiaYesSection 508No FloridaYesSection 508No GeorgiaYesWCAG 1.0No HawaiiYesSection 508No IdahoYesSection 508No IllinoisYesSection 508, WCAG 1.0Yes IndianaYesSection 508Yes IowaYesWCAG 2.0 AANo KansasYesSection 508, WCAG 2.0 AAYes KentuckyYesSection 508, WCAG 1.0 AAYes LouisianaNo Encouraged to meet Section 508No MaineYesSection 508, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0No MarylandYesSection 508 No MassachusettsYesSection 508 Yes MichiganYesSection 508No MinnesotaYesSection 508, WCAG 2.0Yes MississippiYesWCAG 1.0No MissouriYesSection 508Yes MontanaYesSection 508No NebraskaYesSection 508Yes NevadaNoNo New HampshireYesSection 508No New JerseyYesSection 508No New MexicoYesWCAG 1.0 AANo New YorkYesSection 508No North CarolinaNoNo North DakotaNoNo OhioYesSection 508No OklahomaYesSection 508Yes OregonNoNo Pennsylvania YesSection 508No Rhode IslandNo No South CarolinaYesSection 508, WCAG 1.0 No South DakotaYesSection 508, W3C Web Content GuidelinesNo TennesseeYesSection 508No TexasYesSection 508Yes UtahYesWCAG 1.0No VermontYesSection 508, W3C Web Content GuidelinesNo VirginiaYesSection 508No WashingtonNoEncouraged to meet Section 508, W3CNo West VirginiaYesSection 508No WisconsinYesSection 508No WyomingNoNo

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