| (a) Effective September 1, 2006, unless an exception
is approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific
technologies pursuant to §213.37 of this title, all new or changed
web pages must comply with:
(1) the standards described in Section 508 Subpart
B §1194.22, paragraphs (a) through (p), excluding paragraphs
(b) and (k);
(2) the standards and specifications described in this
section; and
(3) the standards and specifications applicable to
an institution of higher education's accessibility policy described
in §213.41 of this title.
(b) Based on a request for accommodation of a webcast
of a live/real time open meeting (Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551) or training and informational video productions
which support the institution of higher education's mission, each
institution of higher education must consider alternative forms of
accommodation. Refer to §206.1 of this chapter for definitions
for Alternate Formats and Alternate Methods.
(c) An alternative version page, with equivalent information
or functionality, must be provided to make a website comply with the
provisions of this section, when compliance cannot be accomplished
in any other way. The content of the alternative page must be updated
whenever the primary page changes.
(d) Effective September 1, 2006, unless an exception
is approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific
technologies pursuant to §213.37 of this title, all new or changed
web page/site designs must be tested by the institution of higher
education using one or more Section 508 compliance tools in conjunction
with manual procedures to validate compliance with this chapter.
(e) An institution of higher education must establish
an accessibility policy as described in §213.41 of this title
which must include criteria for monitoring its website for compliance
with the standards and specifications of this chapter. Additional
information about testing tools and resources are available on the
Department's website.
(f) Each state website should be designed with consideration
for current and emerging Internet connection technologies available
to the general public.
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