Under the Information Technology Access Act, Virginia Code § 2.2-3500 et seq., each executive branch agency must report annually to the General Assembly on any Information and Communications Technology (ICT) that does not conform with accessibility, as defined therein, and that is not included in the exceptions found in 28 C.F.R § 35.201 or 36 C.F.R. Part 1194, Appendix A, § E 202. Reporting agencies are required to provide an estimate of the fiscal impact involved in bringing such technologies into compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

The Department of General Services (DGS) has reviewed, scanned, and analyzed the accessibility of its ICTs and the exceptions provided in federal and state law to complete the initial assessment. DGS has identified 17 ICTs that do not conform with accessibility and are not eligible for exceptions. The estimated fiscal impact to remediate these non-compliant ICTs into conformance is just under $700,000. DGS plans to integrate the remediation efforts into the ordinary course of development of the non-compliant systems.