Colorado § 24-85-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-85-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-85-102

Title 24Government

Art.Information Technology Access for Individuals

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-85-102 (2026).

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As used in this article 85, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Access means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology. (1.5) Accessible or accessibility means perceivable, operable, and understandable digital content that reasonably enables an individual with a disability to access the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services offered to other individuals, with the same privacy, independence, and ease of use as exists for individuals without a disability.

(2)Blind or visually impaired individual means an individual who:

(a)Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter of the vis

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As used in this article 85, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Access means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and
operate controls included in information technology.

(1.5) Accessible or accessibility means perceivable, operable, and
understandable digital content that reasonably enables an individual with a
disability to access the same information, engage in the same interactions, and
enjoy the same services offered to other individuals, with the same privacy,
independence, and ease of use as exists for individuals without a disability.

(2) Blind or visually impaired individual means an individual who:

(a) Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective
lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field
subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees;

(b) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration; or

(c) Has a medically diagnosed limitation in visual functioning that restricts
the individual's ability to read and write standard print at levels expected of
individuals of comparable ability.

(2.3) Disability has the same meaning as set forth in the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related
amendments and implementing regulations.

(2.7) Individual with a disability has the same meaning as qualified
individual with a disability as defined in subsection (5.5) of this section.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Information technology means all electronic information processing
hardware and software, including telecommunications.

(5) Nonvisual means synthesized speech, Braille, and other output methods
not requiring sight.

(5.3) Office of information technology means the office of information
technology created in section 24-37.5-103.

(5.5) Qualified individual with a disability or individual with a disability
has the same meaning as set forth in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing
regulations.

(6) State agency means the state or any of its principal departments,
agencies, or boards or commissions.

(7) Telecommunications means the transmission of information, images,
pictures, voice, or data by radio, video, or other electronic or impulse means.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 1504, � 1, effective August 2. L. 2007: (3) repealed, p. 918, � 22, effective May 17. L. 2021: IP amended and (1.5), (2.3), (2.7), (5.3), and (5.5) added, (HB 21-1110), ch. 402, p. 2676, � 4, effective June 30. L. 2023: (1.5) amended, (SB 23-244), ch. 100, p. 369, � 1, effective April 20.