Research Guides: Library Accessibility and Technology: Mandates

Federal, New York State, New York City Accessibility Mandates

Federal, State, NYC Accessibility Mandates

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) 2008 - The Higher Education Opportunity Act ( HEOA) (PL 110-315) - was enacted on August 14, 2008, reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. This law contains a number of important new provisions that improve access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
NYC Legislation, March 14, 2016, mandates an accessible website protocol for all government agency websites within 6 months - http://tinyurl.comz4r69l8

Further Information - UDL Compliance

508 Compliance Checker
Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN)
CUNY Assistive Technology Services (CATS)
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
National Center On Universal Design for Learning
National UDL Task Force
GSA Section 508.gov - Create Accessible Electronic Documents
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), WC3
WebAIM
TEAL – Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy
National Center on Universal Design for Learninghttp://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udldefined
Genetic Home Reference
Do-It (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology http://www.washington.edu/doit/equal-access-universal-design-libraries
Accessibility at Penn State

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities that are like those provided to individuals on the basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion.
Section 508, Rehabilitation Act
In June 2001 Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act went into effect specifying the requirements for accessible Electronic and Information Technology that each federal agency needed to follow.
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 - is a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that prohibits discrimination based upon disability. Section 504 is an anti-discrimination, civil rights statute that requires the needs of students with disabilities to be met as adequately as the needs of the non-disabled are met.
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEOA)
The Higher Education Opportunity Act ( HEOA) (PL 110-315) - was enacted on August 14, 2008, reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. This law contains a number of important new provisions that improve access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
WWC

New York City Enacts Accessibility Standards for Government Websites
NYC Legislation, March 14, 2016, mandates an accessible website protocol for all government agency websites within 6 months
New York State IT Policy NYS-P08-005
This policy establishes minimum accessibility requirements for web-based Information and Applications developed, procured, maintained or used by state entities.