U.S. state laws and policies for ICT accessibility
United States laws for accessibility
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Many individual states within the U.S. have accessibility policies for information and communications technology (ICT). These policies often include references to national or international standards. They provide websites and software authors with technical details to ensure that users with disabilities can access the information and that adequate functionality is assured. The most commonly referenced standards are Section 508 and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The table below provides information for all fifty states and indicates whether policies are in place for websites and software. It also indicates what standards the web policies are based on and provides links to the policies.
| State | Has website policy? | Based on | Has software procurement policy? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes[1] | Section 508 | No |
| Alaska | Yes[2] | Section 508, WCAG 2.0 | No |
| Arizona | Yes[3] | A.R.S. § 41-3504(A (1(a))) | No |
| Arkansas | Yes[4] | Section 508 | Yes[5] |
| California | Yes[6] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AA | No |
| Colorado | Yes[7] | Section 508 | No |
| Connecticut | Yes[8] | WCAG 1.0 A | No |
| Delaware | Yes[9] | WCAG 2.1 AA | No |
| District of Columbia | Yes[10] | Section 508 | No |
| Florida | Yes[11] | Section 508 | No |
| Georgia | Yes[12] | WCAG 1.0 | No |
| Hawaii | Yes[13] | Section 508 | No |
| Idaho | Yes[14] | Section 508 | No |
| Illinois | Yes[15] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 | Yes[16] |
| Indiana | Yes[17] | Section 508 | Yes[18] |
| Iowa | Yes[19] | WCAG 2.0 AA | No |
| Kansas | Yes[20] | Section 508, WCAG 2.0 AA | Yes[21] |
| Kentucky | Yes[22] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 AA | Yes[23] |
| Louisiana | No[24] | Encouraged to meet Section 508 | No |
| Maine | Yes[25] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0 | No |
| Maryland | Yes[26] | Section 508 | No |
| Massachusetts | Yes[27] | Section 508 | Yes[28] |
| Michigan | Yes[29] | Section 508 | No |
| Minnesota | Yes[30] | Section 508, WCAG 2.0 | Yes[31] |
| Mississippi | Yes[32] | WCAG 1.0 | No |
| Missouri | Yes[33] | Section 508 | Yes[34] |
| Montana | Yes[35] | Section 508 | No |
| Nebraska | Yes[36] | Section 508 | Yes[37] |
| Nevada | No | No | |
| New Hampshire | Yes[38] | Section 508 | No |
| New Jersey | Yes[39] | Section 508 | No |
| New Mexico | Yes[40] | WCAG 1.0 AA | No |
| New York | Yes[41] | Section 508 | No |
| North Carolina | No | No | |
| North Dakota | No | No | |
| Ohio | Yes[42] | Section 508 | No |
| Oklahoma | Yes[43] | Section 508 | Yes[44] |
| Oregon | No | No | |
| Pennsylvania | Yes[45] | Section 508 | No |
| Rhode Island | No[46] | No | |
| South Carolina | Yes[47] | Section 508, WCAG 1.0 | No |
| South Dakota | Yes[48] | Section 508, W3C Web Content Guidelines | No |
| Tennessee | Yes[49] | Section 508 | No |
| Texas | Yes[50] | Section 508 | Yes[51] |
| Utah | Yes[52] | WCAG 1.0 | No |
| Vermont | Yes[53] | Section 508, W3C Web Content Guidelines | No |
| Virginia | Yes[54] | Section 508 | No |
| Washington | No[55] | Encouraged to meet Section 508, W3C | No |
| West Virginia | Yes[56] | Section 508 | No |
| Wisconsin | Yes[57] | Section 508 | No |
| Wyoming | No | No |