ITTATC - State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives Workgroup

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State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives Workgroup

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The State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives Workgroup is a workgroup of ITTATC, in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America's Technical Assistance Project (RESNA TA) and the Association of Tech Act Projects (ATAP).

The overall goal of the State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives Workgroup is to improve electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility at a state level online, in places where employees of state government work, and in places of public access. Places of public access include information kiosks of state government, public libraries, One-Stop centers of the Workforce Development System, and state-funded computer labs.

The objective of the State E&IT Initiatives Workgroup is not to monitor compliance with Section 508 at a state level, but rather to increase understanding, build capacity, inform, and transfer knowledge about promising state E&IT accessibility policies and practices related to: state-operated or funded web sites, application development, and places of public access.

To meet this objective, the Workgroup, with collaborating state stakeholders, will:

Develop information materials targeted to the knowledge utilization needs of the targeted state stakeholder audiences
Develop training materials and conduct trainings customized to the needs of the targeted audiences
Develop and maintain an online database that provides current information on state E&IT accessibility initiatives with links to state specific policies and guidelines
Identify knowledge experts available to assist state stakeholder audiences with training and technical assistance activities

The State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives Workgroup is made up of the following members:

Kent Allin
Director, Materials Management Division
Department of Administration
State of Minnesota
651-296-1442 · kent.allin@state.mn.us

Kathleen Anderson
Chair, Web Site Accessibility Committee
State of Connecticut
860-622-2159 · kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us

Nell Bailey
Project Director, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Technical Assistance Project (RESNA TA)
703-524-6686 ext 305 · nbailey@resna.org

Deborah Buck
Executive Director, National Association of Tech Act Projects
518-439-1263 · dbuck@nycap.rr.com

Debbie Cook
Project Director, Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
206-685-4181 · Debcook@u.washington.edu

Dr. Diane Cordry Golden
Director, Missouri Assistive Technology
816-350-5280 · dcgolden@swbell.net

Laura Farah
Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
University of Iowa College of Law · Washington, D.C. Office
617-471-1570 · lfarah@mail.law.uiowa.edu

Michael Morris
Chair, ITTATC State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives Workgroup
Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
University of Iowa College of Law · Washington, D.C. Office
202-521-2930 · mmorris@ncbdc.org

John Moore, MLIS
Information Resource Coordinator
Texas Technology Access Project
Texas Center for Disability Studies
University of Texas at Austin
512-232-0740 · john.moore@mail.utexas.edu

Kathy Powers
Project Director, Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange
Maine CITE Coordinating Center
University of Maine System, University College
207-621-3195 · kpowers@doe.k12.me.us

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