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Technology Accessibility Standards Amended Ahead of July 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline

Back in June of 2024, we posted an article concerning House Bill 24-1454, which had the effect of extending the deadline—as originally established in House Bill 21-1110—for public entities to fully comply with the technology accessibility standards established by the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025. During the one-year extension, public entities were granted immunity against liability for noncompliance with the accessibility standards if they were able to demonstrate certain “good faith efforts” toward compliance, or toward a resolution of a complaint of noncompliance. As you’re likely aware, the extended deadline for full compliance is quickly approaching. Beginning July 1, 2025, local governments and their instrumentalities will be expected to fully comply with the technology accessibility standards. In the meantime, OIT has adopted amendments to the accessibility standards that provide certain exemptions and alternative paths for compliance that may mitigate public entity liability exposures for alleged violations of the “technical standards” adopted by OIT.

Read CIRSA’s new blog post about the amended technology accessibility standards and steps that your organization can take to mitigate the risk of violating them.

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Understanding the “Good Faith Efforts” Extension to the Technology Accessibility Standards Compliance Deadline

In 2021, Governor Polis signed HB21-1110 into law requiring public entities, including local governments and their instrumentalities, to develop technology accessibility plans and fully comply with accessibility rules established by the Colorado Office of Information Technology (OIT), on or before July 1, 2024. On May 24, 2024, though, the Governor signed HB24-1454, which provides immunity from HB21-1110 liability for a one-year period, from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, for public entities that demonstrate “good faith efforts” toward compliance with the technology accessibility rules or toward resolution of a complaint of noncompliance.

Read our new Blog Post for more information on understanding the technology accessibility rules and how to successfully achieve the immunity defense under HB24-1454.