October 2020

In Alabama, nothing beyond federal requirements.

For more information please contact Mike Thompson at mthompson@lehrmiddlebrooks.com

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Effective July 1, 2019, California agencies and entities are required to post on their website home pages a certification that the website complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA, or a subsequent version, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

For more information please contact David Wimmer at dwimmer@swerdlowlaw.com

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This has not been addressed at the state level in Florida.

For more information please contact Shannon Kelly at skelly@anblaw.com

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No in Georgia.

For more information please contact Doug Duerr at duerr@elarbeethompson.com

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Not currently in Hawaii.

For more information please contact Sarah Wang at swang@marrjones.com

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Maryland has website accessibility requirements applicable to government, but not private entities at this time. Legislation regarding accessibility for commercial websites was proposed in 2012, but did not pass.

For more information please contact Fiona Ong at fwo@shawe.com

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Massachusetts does not have any specific law on the topic.  However, the Massachusetts Public Accommodation Statute, which mirrors parts of the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibits places of public accommodation from discriminating against individuals based on their disability.  See Mass. Gen. L. Ch. 272, §§92A, 98.  In some circumstances, places of public accommodation must provide reasonable accommodations to disabled persons.  Under that law, it is quite possible that an employer that operates a website may have to make that website handicap accessible.  And, even if it is not covered by the state law, in 2012, a federal court in Massachusetts held that a website was a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and as a result, the web only service had to be handicap accessible.  National Association for the Deaf v. Netflix (D. Mass.,

For more information please contact Marylou Fabbo at mfabbo@skoler-abbott.com

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Minnesota law requires all state agencies to adhere to federal standards for accessible websites.  Minn. Stat. § 16E.03, subd. 9.

For more information please contact Tom Revnew at trevnew@prkalaw.com

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Nevada does not have any special employment requirements related to website accessibility.

For more information please contact Scott Abbott at sabbott@kzalaw.com

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Yes as to public entities such as universities and the state of Ohio. But no as to private employers.

For more information please contact Lynn Schonberg at lynns@rbslaw.com

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Pennsylvania has not adopted website accessibility requirements applicable to private sector employers.  Pennsylvania employers are still covered by the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

For more information please contact John Ellis at jellis@ufberglaw.com

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No in Texas.

For more information please contact Bryant Banes at bbanes@neelhooper.com

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Yes, but only for state employers.  Specifically, all Virginia state executive branch agencies and institutions of higher education are required to comply with the regulations that implement the electronic and information technology accessibility standards of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and any regulations as may be prescribed by Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

For more information please contact Susan Carnell at scarnell@lorengercarnell.com

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No in Washington.

For more information please contact Ken Diamond at ken@winterbauerdiamond.com

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No, the State of Wisconsin adheres to the policies set forth by the U.S. Access Board, including Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring state and local entities to provide accessible design. Other than Title III, regarding “places of public accommodation”, there is no state specific website accessibility requirements for private individuals and companies.

For more information please contact Laurie Petersen at lpetersen@lindner-marsack.com

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