Transcript RSMo. 191.850 - TV Worldwide

Information Technology Access
Missouri Efforts
Dr. Diane Cordry Golden
Missouri Assistive Technology
[email protected]
IT Access History in Missouri
1993 – Assistive Technology Council established
1995 – Office of Information Technology established
- Windows ’95 & Missouri action
1998 – Section 508 amended
1999 - Missouri IT access legislation passed
RSMo. 191.850
Covered Entities
State department or agency –
each department, office, board, bureau,
commission, or other unit of the executive,
legislative or judicial branch of state
government, including public four-year and twoyear colleges and universities.
RSMo. 191.863
IT Access Required
When developing, procuring, maintaining or using information
technology, or when administering contracts or grants that include
the procurement, development, or upgrading of information
technology, each state department or agency shall ensure, unless an
undue burden would be imposed on the department or agency, that
the information technology allows employees, program participants
and members of the general public access to and use of information
and data that is comparable to the access by individuals without
disabilities.
RSMo 191.863
Standards Adoption
To assure accessibility, the assistive technology council and
the office of information technology shall adopt accessibility
standards to be used by each state department or agency
in the procurement of information technology, and in the
development and implementation of custom designed
information technology systems, web sites and other
emerging information technology systems.
RSMo. 191.863
Complaint Procedures
To assure accessibility, the assistive technology
council and the office of information technology
shall establish complaint procedures to be used
by an individual with a disability who alleges that
a state department or agency fails to comply
with the provisions of this section.
IT Access History in Missouri
(post state law)
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2000 – Priority on web and automated voice
– Interim adoption of W3C guidelines for web
– Audits of webs and 800 numbers
– Web developer training and revisions to voice systems
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2001 – Access Board 508 standards finalized
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2002 – Adoption of state rules/policies
Standards Adoption
Used 508 technical standards as base
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Software, web, telecomm, video & multimedia
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Adapted standards for captioning and audio description
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No self-contained or functional standards
Contract language (vendor disclosure concept)
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application development RFP’s (services)
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commercial product purchase (unresolved issues)
Complaint procedures
www.dolir.state.mo.us/matp/DraftItAccessStandardsDoc.htm
Unresolved Procurement Issues
Application standard
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“lowest and best” (MO state purchasing law) and only
mandatory or discretionary standards
“compliance with access standards to the degree
commercially available”
Conformance verification
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Contract language (accepting non-conformance?)
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Technical/consumer use data review (resources?)
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Direct technical/consumer use assessment (resources?)
Conformance Verification
Contract language – options considered
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All liability for conformance and fix to vendor
Vendor provides product data or service assurance; if accepted,
liability for conformance and fix remains with state
Vendor disclosure of product non-conformance; vendor liable
for conformance and fix of those not disclosed
Technical Review/Assessment
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Procurement staff, testing lab, consumers, or combination
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Data review, direct product testing, or combination
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All require level of technical expertise not readily available . . .
Resource Information
Missouri Proposed IT Access Standards:
www.dolir.state.mo.us/matp/DraftItAccessStandardsDoc.htm
Missouri IT Access Statute:
www.dolir.state.mo.us/matp/matc_eainit.htm