[blindlaw] codification of website accessibility in State law

[Kathryn Carroll]

Good afternoon,

I am writing to see if anyone in this group has thoughts regarding the
adoption of website accessibility standards into state law.There has been
discussion of proposing a bill to accomplish this in New York State for
places of public accommodation. I know a couple state have passed laws
codifying Section 508 and the WCAG accessibility standards for government
entities. I am also aware of the happy failure of legislation in Virginia
that would have addressed some public accommodations but included an
offensive notice and cure provision.

I am advocating that any legislation in New York not even consider notice
and cure. I would like to hear from this group on 1. if you think adoption
of Section 508 and WCAG are good enough (assuming the law accounts for
updates in the standards), and 2. if not, what should website accessibility
laws include?

Sincerely,
Kathryn Carroll, Esq.