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1227 of 1999 required the Arkansas Department of Information
Systems to develop Non-visual Standards for Arkansas that
ensures the needs of Arkansans who are blind or visually impaired
are met through reasonable accommodation in the information
technology products and services of the state. Information
technology products and services include data, voice, and
video technologies, as well as information dissemination methods
such as the Internet.
In essence,
this means that Arkansas Government or state funded entities
must have websites that are equally accessible to blind
or visually impaired visitors. For instance, websites must
provided text equivalents for all non-text elements such
as images, animation, audio and video. We will make every
effort to comply with these new guidelines on the State
of Arkansas website. If you have trouble accessing or navigating
state government pages, please contact info@ark.org.
For
more information about IT policies and standards in Arkansas,
link to the State of Arkansas Strategic Information Technology
Plan. For the specific information regarding web development
and accessibility issues, link to W3C Web Content Guidelines
or the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST).
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