Montana Code 18-5-603. Nonvisual access ensured
18-5-603. Nonvisual access ensured. When information technology equipment and software are procured for use by employees, program participants, or members of the public, the state agency head shall ensure that the equipment or software:
Terms Used In Montana Code 18-5-603
- Access: means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology. See Montana Code 18-5-602
- Blind or visually impaired: means an individual who has:
(a)a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees;
(b)a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration; or
(c)a medically diagnosed limitation in visual functioning that restricts the individual's ability to read and write standard print at levels expected of individuals of comparable ability. See Montana Code 18-5-602
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Information technology: means all electronic information processing hardware and software, including telecommunications. See Montana Code 18-5-602
- Nonvisual: means synthesized speech, Braille, and other output methods not requiring sight. See Montana Code 18-5-602
- State agency: means a department, board, commission, office, bureau, institution, university system entity, or unit of state government recognized in the state budget. See Montana Code 18-5-602
(1)provides blind or visually impaired individuals with access, including interactive use of the equipment and services, that is equivalent to that provided to individuals who are not blind or visually impaired;
(2)is designed to present information, including prompts used for interactive communications, in formats intended for both visual and nonvisual use; and
(3)has been purchased under a contract that includes the technology access clause required by 18-5-604.