Accessibility

On April 20, 2004, Gov. Brad Henry signed an HB 2197, now known as the Oklahoma Electronic Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) Act. The law resulted in the creation of standards designed to make information technology, including Web site content and tools, accessible for persons with disabilities. Standards (Link opens in a new window), developed by SDE, are based on Federal Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act accessibility standards, but do not reflect all parts of Section 508.

Documents on the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE) Web site may occasionally be presented in formats other than HTML. These formats are generally accessible to users using screen reading software. The screen reading capabilities of Adobe Acrobat Reader (full version) may allow vision-impaired visitors to access PDF content. In the event that the PDF format of a document cannot be made fully accessible, an alternate version of the document will be provided in an accessible format.

Reporting an Accessibility Problem

SDE is working to meet compliance with Oklahoma's EITA standards and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you would like to report an accessibility problem with the SDE website, please e-mail the SDE accessibility compliance representative at [email protected]. Be sure to include the web address (URL) of the page or file and any other relevant details about the problem or request.

Assistance with Accessing OSF Information

The Oklahoma EITA Act requires that SDE, as a State of Oklahoma agency, provide electronic and information technology products that are accessible to people with disabilities. Under the EITA Act, SDE and other State of Oklahoma agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to this technology that is comparable to the access available to others. The law applies to all state agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology.

SDE is committed to providing resources that are accessible to people of all abilities. If you find that any of our information products, including what you see on this site, are not in compliance with the EITA Act, please contact us. When you contact us, please refer to the specific information found to be non-compliant. This will help us address the issue more quickly.

Links to Related Items

• Other Oklahoma EITA resources and information (Link opens in new window)
  • Information Technology Accessibility Standards (.doc, 19 pp, 119 KB - Effective: Sept. 8, 2005)
  • Office of State Finance rule (Link opens in new window)
  • Department of Central Services rule (Link opens in a new window)
  • Department of Central Services - VPATs and Accessibility
  • EITA Access Clause (.pdf, 1 pp, 23.24 KB)
• HB 2197
• Section 508 (Link opens in new window)

Accessibility Best Practices

• Web-based Internet, Intranet and Applications Standards Technical Assistance Document (TAD) (link opens in new window)