Web Accessibility Resources:

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that all Federal agencies comply with a set of design standards to ensure websites are accessible to individuals with disabilities.  The law does not always to apply State agencies, however the State of Arizona provides a Website Accessibility Policy that assists agencies, boards and commissions in developing their websites in compliance with many of the the federal standards.

• P130 - Web Site Accessibility Policy -
  Provides an accessibility model for the development and implementation of Arizona State government web sites that minimizes technical barriers to accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
   

• Federal IT Accessibility Initiative - Section 508

• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

• Acceptable use standards as defined by P125 – Web Portal Acceptable Use Policy -

Relevant Statutes:

• ARS 41-4152 - Obligations of state agencies obtaining information on-line

• ARS 41-4153 - (HB2414 45th 2nd regular session) - Posting Annual reports online

Validation Tools (to check if your site/page is compliant):

• WebXACT

• W3C Validator

• A-Prompt

• Cynthia Says (from accessibility guru, Cynthia Wadell)

Tutorials

• http://www.webaim.org/

• http://www.w3.org/WAI/training/ra

• http://webaccess.scetv.org/training.html#free

Simulations:

• Cognitive disability

• Low vision

• Screenreader

Record Retention:

Retention and Archival Standards (DRAFT) as defined by Libraries Archive and Public Records – Contact Richard Perce-Moses (602) 364-0265

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