Utah Code 63A-16-209. Accessibility standards for executive branch agency information technology
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(1) The chief information officer shall establish, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-16-209
- Agency: means a board, commission, institution, department, division, officer, council, office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of the state, including the agency head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of the agency head, the Legislature, the courts, or the governor, but does not mean a political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
- Chief information officer: means the chief information officer appointed under Section 63A-16-201. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Executive branch agency: means an agency or administrative subunit of state government. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Individual with a disability: means an individual with a condition that meets the definition of "disability" in Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Information technology: means all computerized and auxiliary automated information handling, including:(8)(a) systems design and analysis;(8)(b) acquisition, storage, and conversion of data;(8)(c) computer programming;(8)(d) information storage and retrieval;(8)(e) voice, video, and data communications;(8)(f) requisite systems controls;(8)(g) simulation; and(8)(h) all related interactions between people and machines. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) minimum standards for accessibility of executive branch agency information technology by an individual with a disability that:(1)(a)(i) include accessibility criteria for:(1)(a)(i)(A) agency websites;(1)(a)(i)(B) hardware and software procured by an executive branch agency; and(1)(a)(i)(C) information systems used by executive branch agency employees;(1)(a)(ii) include a protocol to evaluate the standards via testing by individuals with a variety of access limitations; and(1)(a)(iii) are, at minimum, consistent with the most recent Web Content Accessibility guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium; and(1)(b) grievance procedures for an individual with a disability who is unable to access executive branch agency information technology, including:(1)(b)(i) a process for an individual with a disability to report the access issue to the chief information officer; and(1)(b)(ii) a mechanism through which the chief information officer can respond to the report.
(2) The chief information officer shall update the standards described in Subsection (1)(a) at least every three years to reflect advances in technology.