Accessibility Guidance
Information, guidelines, techniques and resources for ensuring websites and applications are accessible to all, and comply with the Commonwealth's accessibility policy.
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As of December 1, 2006, all Requests for Quotes or other solicitations issued by Executive Department agencies either under statewide contract ITS23 (and addressed to technical specialists, solution providers and business process reengineering vendors), or under a Request for Responses for information technology solutions for which such agencies have received permission from OSD to post their own RFR, must include specific language that addresses IT accessibility. The link above contains the required contract language and other related materials.
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Voluntary agreement between the Information Technology Division (ITD), the Office on Disability (MOD), and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to ensure the goals of: a. Accessibility and usability of technology, regardless of disability; b. Maintenance of said technology; and c. Transitions to new or upgraded computer or telecommunication-based technologies that are as seamless for people with disabilities as they are for people without disabilities.
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Letter from CIO Louis Gutierrez describing plans to move forward with implementation of the ODF standard while maintaining current levels of accessibility.
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Web accessibility auditing documents, guidance, and tools; and web accessibility resources (tips, training, document creation procedures, and related websites).
