N.Y. State Technology Law § 103-d: Website accessibility; state agencies

§ 103-d. Website accessibility; state agencies. Each state agency

shall, to the extent practicable, conform any of their websites, created

or modified with changes to form or function after the effective date of

this section, by January first, two thousand twenty-seven, to the most

current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines,

specifically level AA, adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for

accessibility, or any successor standards. A state agency that cannot

comply with the requirements of this section shall, by January first,

two thousand twenty-seven, post publicly on its website a written

progress report that describes with specificity the steps the agency has

taken to comply with this section, the impediments that prevented

compliance, the efforts undertaken by the agency to come into

compliance, and an estimated time frame for compliance. The written

report shall be updated annually from the date of the original posting.

This section shall not require an agency to take any action that would

result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a service, program,

or activity.

For purposes of this section, "changes to form or function" shall mean

modifications to the visual presentation, informational organization,

website infrastructure, or user utility of the website, including but

not limited to: 1. redesigns of site layout, color schemes, graphics,

branding elements, or other aesthetic components; and 2. integration of

dynamic interfaces. Nothing in this section shall be construed to be

inconsistent with any current or future applicable federal laws or

regulations.