{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-163.489","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 163.489","heading":"Creation of Accessible Electronic Information Service Program -- Access","body":"provided -- Use of funding.\n(1) The Accessible Electronic Information Service Program is created and shall be\nprovided by the office. The program shall include:\n(a) Intrastate access for eligible persons to read audio editions of newspapers,\nmagazines, newsletters, schedules, announcements, and other information\nusing a touch -tone telephone, radio, or other technologies that produce audio\neditions by use of computer; and\n(b) A means of program administration and reader registration on the Internet, or\nby mail, telephone, or any other method providing consumer access.\n(2) The program shall:\n(a) Provide accessible electronic information services for all eligible blind and\ndisabled persons as defined by KRS 163.487(2); and\n(b) Make maximum use of available state, federal, and other funds by obtaining\ngrants or in -kind support from appropriate programs and securing access to\nlow-cost interstate rates for telecommunications by reim bursement or\notherwise.\n(3) The office shall review new technologies and current service programs in Kentucky\nfor the blind and visually impaired that are available to expand audio\ncommunication if the office determines that these new technologies will exp and\naccess to consumers in a cost -efficient manner. The office may implement\nrecommendations from the Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation for\nimproving the program.","path":["KRS Chapter 163"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49107","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:13Z","sha256":"7a8262abfa8bac4a7342f26bcd0148525033a8934e1f76a991ca4ec627bd3a40","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-163.487","next":"us-ky/krs-163.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}