§ 103-D — Website accessibility; state agencies

New York § 103-D

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law STT: State Technology
• Art. 1: Office of Information Technology Services

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§ 103-d. Website accessibility; state agencies. Each state agency\nshall, to the extent practicable, conform any of their websites, created\nor modified with changes to form or function after the effective date of\nthis section, by January first, two thousand twenty-seven, to the most\ncurrent version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines,\nspecifically level AA, adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for\naccessibility, or any successor standards. A state agency that cannot\ncomply with the requirements of this section shall, by January first,\ntwo thousand twenty-seven, post publicly on its website a written\nprogress report that describes with specificity the steps the agency has\ntaken to comply with this section, the impediments that prevented\ncompliance, the efforts undertaken by the agency to come into\ncompliance, and an estimated time frame for compliance. The written\nreport shall be updated annually from the date of the original posting.\nThis section shall not require an agency to take any action that would\nresult in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a service, program,\nor activity.\n For purposes of this section, "changes to form or function" shall mean\nmodifications to the visual presentation, informational organization,\nwebsite infrastructure, or user utility of the website, including but\nnot limited to: 1. redesigns of site layout, color schemes, graphics,\nbranding elements, or other aesthetic components; and 2. integration of\ndynamic interfaces. Nothing in this section shall be construed to be\ninconsistent with any current or future applicable federal laws or\nregulations.\n