2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 61 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO OFFICES AND OFFICERS -- SOCIAL SECURITY FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 61.984 Procurement of information technology -- Technology access contract clause -- Alternative and nonvisual access standards.
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61.984 Procurement of information technology -- Technology access contract
clause -- Alternative and nonvisual access standards.
The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall develop a technology access clause
which shall be in compliance with Section 255 of the Federal Telecommunication Act
of 1996 and with Section 508 of the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and
shall establish alternative, including nonvisual, access standards for use in the
procurement of information technology by covered entities in accordance with the
following requirements:
(1) The technology access clause shall require compliance with the standards
established under this section. Except as otherwise provided in KRS 61.986,
the technology access clause shall be included in all contracts entered into
after July 14, 2000, for the procurement of information technology by, or for the
use of, covered entities.
(2) The alternative and nonvisual access standards shall include the specifications
necessary to meet the requirements of KRS 61.982. The standards shall
include the following minimum specifications:
(a) Effective, interactive control and use of technology, including the
operating system, applications programs, and format of the data
presented shall be readily achievable by alternative and nonvisual means;
(b) The technology equipped for alternative and nonvisual access shall be
compatible with information technology used by other individuals with
whom the person with a disability, including the blind or visually impaired
individual, must interact;
(c) Alternative and nonvisual access technology shall be integrated into
networks used to share communications among employees, program
participants, and the public; and
(d) The technology for alternative or nonvisual access shall have the
capability of providing equivalent access by nonvisual or other alternative
means to telecommunications or other interconnected network services
used by persons who are not disabled.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 536, sec. 34, effective July 14, 2000.
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