The ACCESS team helps carry out Executive Order 614, putting accessibility policy into practice.
The ACCESS team helps carry out Executive Order 614 by creating policy and processes and working with state agencies. The team also learns about accessibility needs and helps agencies turn these processes into steps they can take toward advancing digital access.
Executive Order 614 creates a new Digital Accessibility and Equity Governance Board, the position of Chief IT Accessibility Officer located in the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, and appointing Accessibility Officers within each Executive Office. It also sets the minimum accessibility technical standard to meet Web content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 levels A and AA.
Read the Massachusetts plan for implementing digital accessibility. Available in American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese-Simplified, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese.
This Enterprise Digital Accessibility Statement applies to all Executive Department websites and any non-Executive Department websites that currently use Mass.gov.
On April 24, 2024, set Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard for digital content and digital services used, shared, created, and procured by state and local government.
Read the fact sheet on the final rule with specific requirements about how to ensure that web content and mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities.
