WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY CERTIFICATION - 4833.2

Before July 1, 2019 and biennially thereafter, each Agency/state entity shall post on the home page of the Agency/state entity’s internet website a signed certification from the Agency/state entity’s Director and Chief Information Officer certifying that they have determined that the Agency/state entity’s internet website is in compliance with Government Code Sections 7405 and 11135, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, or a subsequent version, published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium at a minimum Level AA success criteria.

The California Department of Technology (CDT) has adopted the Department of Rehabilitation’s Accessibility toolkit to serve as the standard form that each Agency/state entity’s Chief Information Officer shall use to determine whether the Agency/state entity’s internet website is in compliance with the accessibility standards specified above.

To meet the certification requirements of this policy, each Agency/state entity may use the optional Website Accessibility Certification form in SIMM Section 25B or develop an Agency/state entity specific form that satisfies the statutory requirements.